Drawn swords in a distant land South Vietnam's shattered dreams
"Drawn Swords showcases the rise and fall of South Vietnam. This book highlights the South Vietnamese effort to build and defend their country, while weaving in the policy decisions made in Washington and Hanoi that signifcantly influenced the course of the war. A huge historical gap exists in under...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Encounter Books,
2021.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- "The best days of my life" : The rise of the Republic of Vietnam
- "If the army was weak, the regime would be weak" : The struggle for supremacy
- "Either Diem changed his policies, or we would change Diem" : Death of the Republic
- "Representing all Nationalist tendencies" : Duong Van Minh charts a new course
- "The Earth is round. We will meet again one day" : The countercoup of Nguyen Khanh
- "A real military government needed" : Reaping what they sowed
- "We are fed up with coups" : The return to civilian rule
- "I want to truly change the lives of the people" : New leadership
- "Only one shot for madness to follow" : The long first year of Nguyen Cao Ky
- "Rice is as important as bullets" : Building the country
- "This Constitution is officially and legally adopted" : Showdown with the Directorate
- "From the moment I take office, I belong to you" : Birth of the Second Republic
- "This is our country" : Defeating the Tet offensive
- "A country that cannot organize itself is not a country" : Thieu breaks his chains
- "This conference will decide the fate of my nation" : Searching for peace
- "We who run this country are not warlords or warmongers" : Thieu offers peace
- "Long haul, low cost" : Thieu proposes a new strategy
- "We seldom understood the financial costs of victory" : Finding economic security
- "The war will fade away" : Fanciful notions and other thoughts
- "Thieu over-reached himself" : Laos, the election, and the beginning of the end
- "Only a step between me and death" : The Easter Offensive and the Paris Accords
- "We must keep our hands firmly on our guns" : In the shadow of peace
- "The war has begun again" : South Vietnam starts to unravel
- "I will draw out my sword" : Diplomacy's final dance.
