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Cauldron of Resistance: Ngo Dinh Diem, the United States, and 1950s Southern Vietnam - The United States in the World Jessica M. Chapman
Cauldron of Resistance: Ngo Dinh Diem, the United States, and 1950s Southern Vietnam - The United States in the World
Jessica M. Chapman
In 1955, Ngo Dinh Diem organized an election to depose chief-of-state Bao Dai, after which he proclaimed himself the first president of the newly created Republic of Vietnam. The United States sanctioned the results of this election, which was widely condemned as fraudulent, and provided substantial economic aid and advice to the RVN. Because...
224 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 25, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780801450617 |
| Publishers | Cornell University Press |
| Pages | 294 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 236 × 24 mm · 521 g |
| Language | English |