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Book SynopsisIn Good Faith is the first of a two-volume, accessible narrative history of America's involvement in Indochina, from the end of World War II to the Fall of Saigon in 1975.The books chart the course of America's engagement with the region, from its initially hesitant support for French Indochina through the advisory missions following the 1954 Geneva Accords, then on to the covert war promoted in the Kennedy years, the escalation to total war in the Johnson era, and finally to the liquidation of the American war under Nixon. Drawing on the latest research, unavailable to the authors of the classic Vietnam histories,
In Good Faith tells the story from the Japanese surrender in 1945 through America's involvement in the French Indochina War and the initial advisory missions that followed. It describes how these missions gradually grew in both scope and scale, and how America became ever more committed to the region, especially following the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1
Table of ContentsList of Maps 1. The Serpent in Eden, 1945–60 2. Kennedy’s Finger in the Dyke, 1960–62 3. Annus Horribilis, January–November 1963 4. Mopping the Floor, November 1963–July 1964 5. Shooting at Flying Fish, August–December 1964 6. Jupiter’s thunderbolt, January–December 1965 Notes Bibliography Index
