Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965 by Moyar, Mark

Description: Drawing on a wealth of new evidence from all sides, Triumph Forsaken, first published in 2007, overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War. Through the analysis of international perceptions and power, it shows that South Vietnam was a vital interest of the United States. The book provides many insights into the overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963 and demonstrates that the coup negated the South Vietnamese government's tremendous, and hitherto unappreciated, military and political gains between 1954 and 1963. After Diem's assassination, President Lyndon Johnson had at his disposal several aggressive policy options that could have enabled South Vietnam to continue the war without a massive US troop infusion, but he ruled out these options because of faulty assumptions and inadequate intelligence, making such an infusion the only means of saving the country.

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EAN: 9780521757638

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Book Title: Triumph Forsaken : the Vietnam War, 1954-1965

Number of Pages: 552 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Topic: Military / Vietnam War, United States / General

Item Height: 1.3 in

Publication Year: 2009

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: History

Item Weight: 26.9 Oz

Item Length: 9.2 in

Author: Mark Moyar

Item Width: 6.1 in

Format: Trade Paperback