The Vietnam War: Opposing ViewpointsGreenhaven Press, 1998 - 284 من الصفحات Presidents, antiwar activists, & soldiers are among those who debate the causes & consequences of America's involvement in Vietnam in this collection of documents. |
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... Diem defeated Bao Dai in a 1955 plebiscite and proclaimed the existence of the Republic of Vietnam with himself as president — a position he would hold until 1963. Diem was a strong opponent both of Communism and of French colonial rule ...
... Diem defeated Bao Dai in a 1955 plebiscite and proclaimed the existence of the Republic of Vietnam with himself as president — a position he would hold until 1963. Diem was a strong opponent both of Communism and of French colonial rule ...
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... Diem's first task after assuming office was to gain control over the Vietnamese army . A prolonged crisis in the fall of 1954 , in which the United States gave Diem decisive support , resulted in the withdrawal of the pro - French Chief ...
... Diem's first task after assuming office was to gain control over the Vietnamese army . A prolonged crisis in the fall of 1954 , in which the United States gave Diem decisive support , resulted in the withdrawal of the pro - French Chief ...
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... Diem has been in power ; it is rather that Diem has re- mained in power because the Communists have done nothing . Moreover , to assume that because Diem has remained in place his regime has therefore a popular basis is a flagrant error ...
... Diem has been in power ; it is rather that Diem has re- mained in power because the Communists have done nothing . Moreover , to assume that because Diem has remained in place his regime has therefore a popular basis is a flagrant error ...
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