Operation Rolling Thunder: Political Decision-making that Committed the United States to the Vietnam War

by U.S. Naval Academy

The assassination of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem on November 1, 1963, left a leadership void in Saigon that was never filled. Heads of state went through Saigon like a revolving door, yet none of them were able to successfully lead and govern the people of South Vietnam.On the other side of the globe, President of the United States John F. Kennedywas assassinated on November 22, 1963. While the U.S. had a line of succession, President...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499190719
• ISBN13: 9781499190717
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"