Drawing on a wealth of new evidence, an eminent military historian and expert on American diplomatic and intelligence history demonstrates that government officials were right to believe that the fall of South Vietnam would endanger the security interests of the United States.
Drawing on a wealth of new evidence, an eminent military historian and expert on American diplomatic and intelligence history demonstrates that government officials were right to believe that the fall of South Vietnam would endanger the security interests of the United States.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr Mark Moyar is the Kim T. Adamson Chair of Insurgency and Terrorism at the US Marine Corps University. He holds a B.A. summa cum laude in history from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in history from Cambridge University. A frequent commentator on historical and current events, his articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and many other publications. He is also the author of Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam.
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Preface 1. Heritage 2. Two Vietnams: July 1954-December 1955 3. Peaceful coexistence: 1956-9 4. Insurgency: 1960 5. Commitment: 1961 6. Rejuvenation: January-June 1962 7. Attack: July-December 1962 8. The battle of Ap Bac: January 1963 9. Diem on trial: February-July 1963 10. Betrayal: August 1963 11. Self-destruction: September-November 2, 1963 12. The return of the twelve warlords: November 3-December 1963 13. Self-imposed restrictions: January-July 1964 14. Signals: August-October 1964 15. Invasion: November-December 1964 16. The prize for victory: January-May 1965 17. Decision: June-July 1965.
