TY  - BOOK
AU  - FRANKUM Ronald Bruce
TI  - Vietnam's year of the rat: Elbridge Durbrow, Ngô, Đình Diệm, and the turn in U.S. relations, 1959-1961 
SN  - 9780786478156 (pbk.) :
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Jefferson, North Carolina
PB  - Mcfarland
KW  - DURBROW, ELBRIDGE
KW  - 1903-1997
KW  - NGÔ, ĐÌNH DIỆM
KW  - 1901-1963
KW  - UNITED STATES
KW  -  FOREIGN RELATIONS
KW  -  VIETNAM (REPUBLIC)
KW  - VIETNAM (REPUBLIC)
KW  -  UNITED STATES
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-247) and index
N2  - "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"
ER  -