Drawing on a wealth of new evidence from all sides, Triumph Forsaken overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975., vietnam - history - 1945-1975., south vietnamese president ngo dinh diem, president diem, president lyndon johnson, us troops

For South Vietnam the year 1964 opened with the government in turmoil. Reeling from the November 1963 coup, the government had been purged of supporters of outsed President Ngo Dinh Diem, and the individuals who had replaced them were very often political hacks of little experience or ability.vietnam -- history., vietnam peace movement, montagnard (vietnamese people), 1961-1975., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states., president ngo dinh diem