Triumph forsaken
Subtitle: the Vietnam war, 1954-1965
By: Mark Moyar
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780521757638
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-502) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: 1. Heritage; title: 2. Two Vietnams, July 1954-December 1955; title: 3. Peaceful coexistence, 1956 1959; title: 4. Insurgency, 1960; title: 5. Commitment, 1961; title: 6. Rejuvenation, January-June 1962; title: 7. Attack, July-December 1962; title: 8. The battle of Ap Bac, January 1963; title: 9. Diem on trial, February-July 1963; title: 10. Betrayal, August 1963; title: 11. Self-destruction, September-November 2, 1963; title: 12. The return of the twelve warlords, November 3-December 1963; title: 13. Self-imposed restrictions, January-July 1964; title: 14. Signals, August-October 1964; title: 15. Invasion, November-December 1964; title: 16. The price for victory, January-May 1965; title: 17. Decision, June-July 1965.