Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954–1965Cambridge University Press, 2006 M08 28 Drawing on a wealth of new evidence from all sides, Triumph Forsaken, first published in 2007, overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War. Through the analysis of international perceptions and power, it shows that South Vietnam was a vital interest of the United States. The book provides many insights into the overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963 and demonstrates that the coup negated the South Vietnamese government's tremendous, and hitherto unappreciated, military and political gains between 1954 and 1963. After Diem's assassination, President Lyndon Johnson had at his disposal several aggressive policy options that could have enabled South Vietnam to continue the war without a massive US troop infusion, but he ruled out these options because of faulty assumptions and inadequate intelligence, making such an infusion the only means of saving the country. |
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CHAPTER 1 Heritage | 1 |
CHAPTER 8 The Battle of Ap Bac | 186 |
CHAPTER 9 Diem on Trial | 206 |
CHAPTER 10 Betrayal | 229 |
CHAPTER 11 SelfDestruction | 244 |
CHAPTER 12 The Return of the Twelve Warlords | 275 |
CHAPTER 13 SelfImposed Restrictions | 288 |
CHAPTER 14 Signals | 310 |
CHAPTER 15 Invasion | 330 |
CHAPTER 2 Two Vietnams | 32 |
CHAPTER 3 Peaceful Coexistence | 60 |
CHAPTER 4 Insurgency | 87 |
CHAPTER 5 Commitment | 120 |
CHAPTER 6 Rejuvenation | 148 |
CHAPTER 7 Attack | 165 |
CHAPTER 16 The Prize for Victory | 350 |
CHAPTER 17 Decision | 392 |
Abbreviations Used in Notes | 417 |
Notes | 419 |
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