In the Jaws of HistoryIndiana University Press, 1999 - 367 Seiten "... the ultimate insider's account of the war from the South Vietnamese side, including the appalling story of how the American intervention actually happened." --Washington Post "This book gives Americans a rare opportunity--the chance to see the Vietnam experience through Vietnamese eyes. Few Vietnamese know their recent history as well as Bui Diem does. And none has told it better." --Ambassador William Jorden "... well-written and at times illuminating... " --Library Journal In the Jaws of History is the most important book written on the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of the South, from an author who was a senior official of the South Vietnamese government and later ambassador to the U.S. |
Inhalt
Early Years II | 11 |
Secret Societies | 16 |
The Dai Viet | 23 |
The August Revolution | 29 |
British Chinese and French | 37 |
The Terror | 45 |
In Hiding | 51 |
The Bao Dai Solution | 62 |
Ambassador to Washington | 175 |
A Democratic Constitution | 184 |
Behind the Scenes | 193 |
The 1967 Elections | 201 |
A Change in Mood | 209 |
Tet Mau Than | 216 |
The Talks Begin | 226 |
The Anna Chennault Affair | 235 |
IO Alpine Interlude | 71 |
The French Dig In | 77 |
The Emperors Choice | 82 |
Diem and the Opposition | 90 |
The Coup | 99 |
Beyond the Coup | 106 |
The Government of General Khanh | 116 |
The Americans Intervene | 124 |
Dr Quat and the Generals | 144 |
Toward a Constitution | 153 |
Second Step | 165 |
New President New Policy | 247 |
Buying Time | 259 |
Losing Time | 270 |
The OneMan Election | 284 |
Two Showdowns | 297 |
The Paris Agreement | 309 |
Last Things | 321 |
Epilogue | 334 |
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