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Vietnam's year of the rat : Elbridge Durbrow, Ngo Dinh Diem and the turn in U.S. relations, 1959-1961
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"The Year of the Rat explores the lunar New Year 1960 and the dynamic relationship between two groups vying for control in the Republic of Vietnam. One group worked toward directing Vietnam towards...
"The Year of the Rat explores the lunar New Year 1960 and the dynamic relationship between two groups vying for control in the Republic of Vietnam. One group worked toward directing Vietnam towards an American-style democracy. The other attempted to navigate the demands of Durbrow and the State Department"--
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- Creator
- Ronald Bruce Frankum, Jr
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- English
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- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
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- ix, 253 pages ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780786478156, 0786478152, 9781476614724
- OCLC
- ocn859581415
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Exit the Year of the Pig -- Enter the Year of the Rat -- Conflicting personalities and egos -- The Caravelle carnival -- The French connection -- The turning of the screw -- Turning points: the November 1960 coup d'etat attempt -- After the coup d'etat: Saigon responds -- Returning to normality -- A new year with an old problem -- A new plan for an old problem -- Vietnamese democracy in action -- April 1961 election and the departure of Durbrow