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Author:   Ronald Bruce Frankum
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781476677750

ISBN 10:   1476677751
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   09 September 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents A Note on Sources and Names Preface  1. A Short Honeymoon in Saigon  2. “The Miracle Man of Vietnam”: Durbrow and Ngô Đình Diệm Visit the United States  3. Formulating Vietnam Strategy, 1957  4. Funding the Vietnam Strategy, 1957  5. Planning for Victory: MAAG, Durbrow and Ngô Đình Diệm  6. The Politics of Opposition  7. The War at Home and on the Periphery: American Criticism of Ngô Đình Diệm  8. The Laotian Crisis, 1959  9. The Cambodian Affair, 1959 10. The Unending War of Respect: Colegrove Replaces Cambodia 11. National Assembly Elections and Question of Democracy 12. The Struggles of a Young Republic 13. American Lines Divide Over Vietnam 14. The Vietnam Triangle: Durbrow, Lansdale and Williams 15. Influencing Ngô Đình Diệm and the Abortive November 1960 Coup d’état 16. Durbrow’s Last Days in Vietnam Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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"""Meticulously researched...written in clear accessible prose...an important book and a positive addition to the record of America's early involvement in the Vietnam War""--The VVA Veteran"

Meticulously researched...written in clear accessible prose...an important book and a positive addition to the record of America's early involvement in the Vietnam War --The VVA Veteran

Author Information

Ronald Bruce Frankum, Jr., is a history professor and chair of the Department of History at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. A previous associate director and archivist for the Vietnam Center at Texas Tech University, he has written several books on the Vietnam War era.

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