Why South Vietnam fell / / Anthony James Joes

• Autore: Joes Anthony James
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.704/3
• Soggetto topico: Communism - Vietnam - History - 20th century; Anti-communist movements - Vietnam - History - 20th century; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Political aspects; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Campaigns
• Soggetto geografico: Vietnam (Republic) Politics and government; Vietnam Politics and government 1945-1975; Vietnam (Republic) Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Vietnam (Republic)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the administration of President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam and the U.S. involvement in his assassination. Joe 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Why South Vietnam fell
• ISBN: 1-4985-0391-8; 1-4985-0390-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463528903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II