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Replacing France : the origins of American intervention in Vietnam /

Using recently released archival materials, Replacing France explains how and why the United States came to assume control as the dominant western power in Vietnam during the 1950s. Kathryn C. Statler examines diplomatic maneuvers in Paris, Washington, London, and Saigon to detail how Western allian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Statler, Kathryn C., 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007.
Colección:UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The Franco-American alliance and Vietnam
  • Part 1. Neither communism nor colonialism, 1950-1954. Decolonization and Cold War ; A death in March ; Negotiating toward Geneva
  • Part 2. After Geneva, 1954-1956. The Diem experimen ; The non-elections of 1956 ; From the French to the Americans
  • Part 3. War by other means, 1956-1960. Maintaining a presence ; Building a colony
  • Conclusion : Replacing France.