What Can One Man Do? Nguyễn Đức Thẳng and the Limits of Reform in South Vietnam
2009; University of California Press; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1525/vs.2009.4.2.117
ISSN1559-3738
Autores Tópico(s)Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
ResumoThis article examines the rise and fall of Nguyễn Đức Thằng. The leader of the Revolutionary Development program after 1965, General Nguyễn Đức Thằng was viewed by top officials in the Johnson administration as the most promising reformist leader in the entire history of South Vietnam. Despite extensive American support for his goals, Nguyễn Đức Thằng's reformist objectives were thwarted by President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and corrupt ARVN military elites.
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