Cauldron of resistance Ngo Dinh Diem, the United States, and 1950s southern Vietnam /
Jessica M. Chapman.
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Anti-colonialism in Vietnam's wild south -- The crucible of southern Vietnamese nationalism and America's Cold War -- Sink or swim with Ngo Dinh Diem -- The sect crisis of 1955 and America's miracle man in Vietnam -- Destroying the sources of demoralization : Ngo Dinh Diem's national revolution -- A different democracy : South Vietnam's referendum to depose Bao Dai -- The making of a revolution in South Vietnam.