Vietnam's Year of the Rat: Elbridge Durbrow, Ngo Đinh Diệm and the Turn in U.S. Relations, 1959-1961

by Ronald B. Frankum Jr.

Vietnam's Year of the Rat explores the lunar New Year 1960 and the dynamic relationship between two competing groups vying for control in the Republic of Vietnam. One group, led by United States Ambassador Elbridge Durbrow, worked toward directing Vietnam towards an American-style democracy that focused on forcing reforms within the Saigon government. The other group, headed by Republic of Vietnam President Ngo Đinh Diệm, attempted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786478152
• ISBN13: 9780786478156
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher