This new study of American support to the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem
in South Vietnam illuminates many contemporary events and foreign
policies. During the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, the
United States used foreign police and paramilitary assistance to
combat the spread of communist revolution in the developing world.
This became the single largest internal security programme during
the neglected 1955-1963 period. Yet despite presidential attention
and a sustained campaign to transform Diem's police and
paramilitary forces into modern, professional services, the United
States failed to achieve its objectives. Given the scale of its
efforts, and the Diem regime's importance to the US leadership,
this text identifies the three key factors that contributed to the
failure of American policy. First, the competing conceptions of
Diem's civilian and military advisers. Second, the reforms advanced
by US police training personnel were also at odds with the
political agenda of the South Vietnamese leader. Finally, the
flawed beliefs among US police advisers based on the universality
of American democracy. This study also shows how notions borrowed
from academic social science of the time became the basis for
building Diem's internal security forces. This book will be of
great interest to all students and scholars of intelligence
studies, Cold War studies, security studies, US foreign policy and
the Vietnam War in general.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cold War History |
| Release date: |
September 2012 |
| First published: |
2005 |
| Authors: |
William Rosenau
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-65306-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-415-65306-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780415653060 |
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