Free Download Ambassador Thomas J. Corcoran, Col. Andrew R. Finlayson – Introduction by, Stephen Sherman – Editor, Joel Richards (Narrator), "Turning Points: The Role of the State Department in Vietnam (1945-75)"
English | ASIN: B0CT697KWG | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~09:35:00 | 272 MB
Details how the US State Department attempted, and failed, to save South Vietnam from North Vietnamese aggression and the powerful domestic political influences that ultimately led to America’s defeat.
Ten years after the end of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, a career Foreign Service officer, Thomas J. Corcoran, set down in writing his thoughts on the history of US State Department policy during America’s involvement with South Vietnam. Like many Americans of his generation, he was perplexed by the failure of America to achieve its goals in South Vietnam. As an ambassador and with over thirty years of diplomatic experience-beginning in 1948 when he was assigned to Hanoi and involving other postings in Southeast Asia-he brought to his analysis a long and rich personal experience with events in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
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