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The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the prelude to the war in Vietnam 1954-1959 / Willard J Webb

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WEBB Willard J

Material type: Text

TextSeries: History of the Joint Chiefs of StaffPublication details: Washington DC : Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2007Description: xiii, 229 pISBN:

9780160800702 (hbk)

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Summary: Based on the original classified manuscript. Presented in chronological order, starting with the Geneva Conference of 1954 that marked the end of French efforts to rergain control of IndoChina, this volume contains a great deal of background material relating to foreign relations, economics and politics. Describes the aftermath of the Geneva Conference; America's growing relations with the newly formed Republic of Vietnam; the dominance of the military by Vietnam's president Diem; the policy of France towards both north and south Vietnam; the development of the Republic's security and defence forces. An appendix describes the evolution of SEATO including a brief commentary on its achievements and failures. Notes, index.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Book	Defence Academy Library On-Shelf	959.7042 WEB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	FOC		25473-2001
Book	Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf	959.7042 WEB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	FOC		25473-1001

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Based on the original classified manuscript. Presented in chronological order, starting with the Geneva Conference of 1954 that marked the end of French efforts to rergain control of IndoChina, this volume contains a great deal of background material relating to foreign relations, economics and politics. Describes the aftermath of the Geneva Conference; America's growing relations with the newly formed Republic of Vietnam; the dominance of the military by Vietnam's president Diem; the policy of France towards both north and south Vietnam; the development of the Republic's security and defence forces. An appendix describes the evolution of SEATO including a brief commentary on its achievements and failures. Notes, index.

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