Cauldron of Resistance: Ngo Dinh Diem, the United States, and 1950s Southern Vietnam

by Jessica M. Chapman

Book Overview

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 of this, Diem is often viewed as a mere puppet of the United States, in service of its Cold War geopolitical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501725106
• ISBN13: 9781501725104
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher