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Wesley Fishel and Vietnam

A Great and Tragic American Experiment
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In this book, Joseph G. Morgan examines the career of Wesley Fishel, a political scientist who vigorously supported American intervention in the Vietnam War, what he deemed a "a great, and tragic, American experiment.". Morgan demonstrates how Fishel continued to champion the prospect of an independent South Vietnam, even when Vietnamese resistance and infighting among Americans undermined this effort. Morgan also analyzes how opponents questioned Fishel's scholarly integrity and his academic collaboration with the US government in implementing Cold War policies.
Chapter One: "Diem Is a Keen Person," 1919-1954 Chapter Two: "I've Never Seen a Situation like This," 1954-1955 Chapter Three: "Wesley, in a Sense, Has Not Been Able to Produce," 1956-1958 Chapter Four: "A Clumsy, Bumbling Regime," 1958-1963 Chapter Five: "There Is Really No Other Choice but to Stand and Fight," 1964-1966 Chapter Six: The "Biggest Operator of them all," 1966-1968 Chapter Seven: "Off AID, Off CIA and Wesley Fishel," 1969-1970 Chapter Eight: "A Great, and Tragic, American Experiment," 1970-1977
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