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Book SynopsisThis 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.
Table of ContentsChapter One: The Viet Minh War Chapter Two: The Coming of Ngo Dinh Diem Chapter Three: The Murder of President Diem Chapter Four: The South Vietnamese Army Chapter Five: The Tet Offensive and The Ho Chi Minh Trail Chapter Six: The 1972 Easter Offensive Chapter Seven: The Americans Abandon the South Vietnamese Chapter Eight: Retrenchment and Collapse Chapter Nine: Reflection on the Fall of South Vietnam Appendix: Could South Vietnam Have Endured?
