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Drawn Swords in a Distant Land : South Vietnam's Shattered Dreams by George J. Veith (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherEncounter Books
ISBN-101641771720
ISBN-139781641771726
eBay Product ID (ePID)26050109201
Product Key Features
Book TitleDrawn Swords in a Distant Land : South Vietnam's Shattered Dreams
Number of Pages660 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicAsia / General, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Vietnam War, World / Asian
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorGeorge J. Veith
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-039074
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal959.77043
SynopsisDrawn Swords in a Distant Land showcases the fascinating, untold story of the rise and fall of the Republic of Vietnam. Putting aside outdated ideological debates, it offers the first in-depth review of the South Vietnamese successes and failures in building and defending their state. Drawn Swords highlights the career of President Nguyen Van Thieu, who in many ways embodied the hopes, dreams, and innumerable tragedies of the South Vietnamese people. It details the extent to which the Vietnamese Nationalists under his leadership built a viable state after the 1968 Tet Offensive; weaves together the policy decisions made in Washington, Hanoi, and Saigon that significantly determined the course of the war; and explains why South Vietnam was defeated in April 1975. Equally important, it provides stunning new details about how the coup against Ngo Dinh Diem was almost halted, describes the backroom maneuvering that chose Thieu for the presidency over Nguyen Cao Ky, and demonstrates that Richard Nixon was not the instigator of a conspiracy with Thieu known as the "Chennault Affair" to win the 1968 election. Even more explosive, Drawn Swords reveals the last, great secret of the Vietnam War: a plot by France during the last days, in conjunction with one of Hanoi's allies, to prevent North Vietnam from conquering Saigon. This previously unknown scheme, along with many other intriguing new insights, sheds fresh light on the tumultuous struggle called the Vietnam War. Drawn Swords is the definitive and much overdue account of Thieu and the Second Republic.
LC Classification NumberDS556.9.V45 2021
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