Why South Vietnam Fell.
Joes, Anthony James.
Why South Vietnam Fell. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (219 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1 The Viet Minh War -- 2 The Coming of Ngo Dinh Diem -- 3 The Murder of President Diem -- 4 The South Vietnamese Army -- 5 The Tet Offensive and the Ho Chi Minh Trail -- 6 The 1972 Easter Offensive -- 7 The Americans Abandon the South Vietnamese -- 8 Retrenchment and Collapse -- 9 Reflections on the Fall of South Vietnam -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book examines the administration of President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam and the U.S. involvement in his assassination. Joes analyzes why and how South Vietnam survived all Communist attempts to overthrow it until the U.S. Congress allowed the predominantly anti-Communist population to be conquered by the North.
9781498503907
Anti-communist movements - Vietnam - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
DS556.9 .J63 2014
959.704/3
Why South Vietnam Fell. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (219 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1 The Viet Minh War -- 2 The Coming of Ngo Dinh Diem -- 3 The Murder of President Diem -- 4 The South Vietnamese Army -- 5 The Tet Offensive and the Ho Chi Minh Trail -- 6 The 1972 Easter Offensive -- 7 The Americans Abandon the South Vietnamese -- 8 Retrenchment and Collapse -- 9 Reflections on the Fall of South Vietnam -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book examines the administration of President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam and the U.S. involvement in his assassination. Joes analyzes why and how South Vietnam survived all Communist attempts to overthrow it until the U.S. Congress allowed the predominantly anti-Communist population to be conquered by the North.
9781498503907
Anti-communist movements - Vietnam - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
DS556.9 .J63 2014
959.704/3