Background to Betrayal

Description

Subtitled “The Tragedy of Vietnam,” this is new, large-sized reprint of the 1965 paperback classic.  A captivating account of the intrigue and political maneuvers that took place during the tragic years of Communist conquest in Vietnam.  All of the players are on stage– Chinese, French, U.S., Vietnamese, and plenty that you’ve forgotten or never heard of.  Unless you’ve read this book, you don’t understand the Vietnam War and the events that led to tragedy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Forward

1.  Vietnam
2.   Bao Dai
3.   Ngo dinh Diem
4.   Ngo dinh Nhu and His In-Laws
5.   The People Thwarted
6.   The Binh Xuyen and the Cao Dai Sect
7.   Nguyen Binh and the Hoa Hao
8.   he Government American Supported
9.   The Beleaguered Man
10.   The Battle of Saigon
11.   New Actors on the Stage
12.   A Victory for “Democracy”
13.   The Brainwashing Machine
14.   The “Showcase for Democracy” at Work
15.   The Blow Falls on South Vietnam’s Chinese
16.   The Downgrade Becomes Perceptible
17.   The Police State America Supported
18.    Price Tag for Disaster
19.    The Chain Reaction
20.    Prelude to the End
21.    The Scramble to Get Out from Under
22.    Enter Cabot Lodge
23.    The Explosion

Appendix 

About the Author 

Index