Intervention: How America Became Involved in Vietnam |
Contents
The Beginnings of American Intervention | 3 |
To the Brink of War in Support of France | 34 |
The Establishment of a Separate Southern State | 66 |
Copyright | |
15 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action administration advisers ambassador American officials April armed forces ARVN attack Bao Dai battalions bombing Buddhists Bundy's cable from Taylor China Chinese civilian combat commander Communist coup Dai Viet Danang December decision Defense Diem Diem's Dinh Dulles effort Eisenhower elections escalation February France French Geneva Gravel Hanoi Harkins Hoa Hao Hué Indochina Intelligence intervention January Johnson July June Kennedy Khanh Khiem Korean Laos leaders Lodge major March McGeorge Bundy McNamara Memorandum ment Minh Minh's minister namese National negotiations Nguyen North percent Pham Pham Ngoc Thao plans political position president president's Quat quote regime reported Rusk Saigon Saigon government Secretary Senate seventeenth parallel South Vietnam Southeast Asia southern Soviet Thieu tion Tran Tran Van Don Tri Quang troops U.S. government U.S. military U.S. officials United Viet Cong Vietminh Vietnamese Washington Westmoreland William Bundy