America's Vietnam War and its French connection
Frank Cain
Bok Engelsk 2017
| Utgitt | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group , 2017
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| Omfang | XVI, 251 sider : fotografier, kart
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| Opplysninger | The return of French colonialism and the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam -- The US reaction to French colonialism and the Franco-American affiliation -- The return of the French Army and the collapse of French/DRV negotiations -- The modus vivendi and the Battle for Haiphong -- The DRV's evacuation to the mountains, Moutet's failed mission to Ho Chi Minh and Admiral d'Argenlieu's departure from office -- French military losses against the DRV and the French search for a replacement of its colonial administration -- The rise of communist China and the crisis of Bao Dai -- Vietnam linked to Korean War and De Lattre's campaign against General Giap -- Off-shore procurement and French victories against the DRV's campaigns -- Early Eisenhower years and the Bao Dai problem -- Eisenhower's plans for financing the French and the rise of Ngo Dinh Diem -- French attacks on People's Army and the Battle of Dien Bien Phu -- How Dien Binh Phu was lost and the role of Secretary Dulles in Geneva negotiations -- United States in the post-armistice Indochina and the direct funding for Ngo Dinh Diem -- General Collin's mission and the problems of Diem's one-man state -- Kennedy sends aid in lieu of troops and the deaths of Diem and Kennedy -- Conclusion
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| Dewey | 959.704/31 . - 959.704
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| ISBN | 9781138208469
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