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"This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"--
Army of the Republic of Vietnam: 1955-75
by Rottman, Gordon L., Bujeiro, Ramiro
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Presents a collection of translated first-hand accounts of South Vietnamese military and civilian officials and prominent civilians who helped build the Republic of Vietnam. Through the voices of senior officials, teachers, soldiers, journalists, and artists, The Republic of Vie…
The Republic of (South) Vietnam is commonly viewed as a unified entity throughout the two decades (1955-75) during which the United States was its main ally. However, domestic politics during that time followed a dynamic trajectory from authoritarianism to chaos to a relatively …
Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow, an extraordinary narrative woven from the lives of four generations of her family, illuminates fascinating-and until now unexplored-strands of Vietnamese history. Beginning with her great-grandfather, who rose from rural poverty to beco…
The author tells the story of four generations of her family, from the nineteenth century through the 1990s, in an effort to show the impact of historical events and politics on Vietnamese families.
