{"product_id":"wesley-fishel-and-vietnam-9781498576512","title":"Wesley Fishel and Vietnam","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Joseph G. Morgan examines the career of Wesley Fishel, a political scientist who vigorously supported American intervention in the Vietnam War, what he deemed a a great, and tragic, American experiment.. Morgan demonstrates how Fishel continued to champion the prospect of an independent South Vietnam, even when Vietnamese resistance and infighting among Americans undermined this effort. Morgan also analyzes how opponents questioned Fishel's scholarly integrity and his academic collaboration with the US government in implementing Cold War policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Morgan’s welcome biography of Wesley Fishel makes several important contributions to the literature on the Vietnam War. It expands upon and clarifies the activities of a sometimes controversial and often little-understood player in U.S. relations with Ngo Dinh Diem and the government in Saigon. More broadly, it captures in this one man’s story the early enthusiasm and eventual frustration that colored America’s national engagement with South Vietnam over two decades. As a final bonus, it gives valuable insights into the troubled role often played by American academics in support of Washington’s Cold War policies.\u003c\/p\u003e -- David L. Anderson, professor emeritus, California State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: “Diem Is a Keen Person,” 1919-1954\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: “I’ve Never Seen a Situation like This,” 1954-1955\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: “Wesley, in a Sense, Has Not Been Able to Produce,” 1956-1958\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: “A Clumsy, Bumbling Regime,” 1958-1963\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: “There Is Really No Other Choice but to Stand and Fight,” 1964-1966\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The “Biggest Operator of them all,” 1966-1968\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: “Off AID, Off CIA and Wesley Fishel,” 1969-1970\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: “A Great, and Tragic, American Experiment,” 1970-1977\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040822657367,"sku":"9781498576512","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498576512.jpg?v=1750947961","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wesley-fishel-and-vietnam-9781498576512","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}