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Author |
: Dixee R. Bartholomew-Feis |
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Total Pages |
: 456 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015063356987 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The OSS and Ho Chi Minh by : Dixee R. Bartholomew-Feis
Some will be shocked to find out that the United States and Ho Chi Minh, our nemesis for much of the Vietnam War, were once allies. Indeed, during the last year of World War II, American spies in Indochina found themselves working closely with Ho Chi Minh and other anti-colonial factions-compelled by circumstances to fight together against the Japanese. Dixee Bartholomew-Feis reveals how this relationship emerged and operated and how it impacted Vietnam's struggle for independence. The men of General William Donovan's newly-formed Office of Strategic Services closely collaborated with communist groups in both Europe and Asia against the Axis enemies. In Vietnam, this meant that OSS officers worked with Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh, whose ultimate aim was to rid the region of all imperialist powers, not just the Japanese. Ho, for his part, did whatever he could to encourage the OSS's negative view of the French, who were desperate to regain their colony. Revealing details not previously known about their covert operations, Bartholomew-Feis chronicles the exploits of these allies as they developed their network of informants, sabotaged the Japanese occupation's infrastructure, conducted guerrilla operations, and searched for downed American fliers and Allied POWs. Although the OSS did not bring Ho Chi Minh to power, Bartholomew-Feis shows that its apparent support for the Viet Minh played a significant symbolic role in helping them fill the power vacuum left in the wake of Japan's surrender. Her study also hints that, had America continued to champion the anti-colonials and their quest for independence, rather than caving in to the French, we might have been spared our long and very lethal war in Vietnam. Based partly on interviews with surviving OSS agents who served in Vietnam, Bartholomew-Feis's engaging narrative and compelling insights speak to the yearnings of an oppressed people-and remind us that history does indeed make strange bedfellows.
Author |
: Dixee Bartholomew-Feis |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kansas |
Total Pages |
: 446 |
Release |
: 2006-05-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780700616527 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0700616527 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis The OSS and Ho Chi Minh by : Dixee Bartholomew-Feis
Some will be shocked to find out that the United States and Ho Chi Minh, our nemesis for much of the Vietnam War, were once allies. Indeed, during the last year of World War II, American spies in Indochina found themselves working closely with Ho Chi Minh and other anti-colonial factions-compelled by circumstances to fight together against the Japanese. Dixee Bartholomew-Feis reveals how this relationship emerged and operated and how it impacted Vietnam's struggle for independence. The men of General William Donovan's newly-formed Office of Strategic Services closely collaborated with communist groups in both Europe and Asia against the Axis enemies. In Vietnam, this meant that OSS officers worked with Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh, whose ultimate aim was to rid the region of all imperialist powers, not just the Japanese. Ho, for his part, did whatever he could to encourage the OSS's negative view of the French, who were desperate to regain their colony. Revealing details not previously known about their covert operations, Bartholomew-Feis chronicles the exploits of these allies as they developed their network of informants, sabotaged the Japanese occupation's infrastructure, conducted guerrilla operations, and searched for downed American fliers and Allied POWs. Although the OSS did not bring Ho Chi Minh to power, Bartholomew-Feis shows that its apparent support for the Viet Minh played a significant symbolic role in helping them fill the power vacuum left in the wake of Japan's surrender. Her study also hints that, had America continued to champion the anti-colonials and their quest for independence, rather than caving in to the French, we might have been spared our long and very lethal war in Vietnam. Based partly on interviews with surviving OSS agents who served in Vietnam, Bartholomew-Feis's engaging narrative and compelling insights speak to the yearnings of an oppressed people-and remind us that history does indeed make strange bedfellows.
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Total Pages |
: 446 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:488873765 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis The OSS and Ho Chi Minh by :
Author |
: Davis Defalco |
Publisher |
: Independently Published |
Total Pages |
: 80 |
Release |
: 2021-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798779727747 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis The OSS Roles In Vietnam by : Davis Defalco
One of the least known operations in the Pacific Theatre in World War II was the United States Office of Strategic Services' clandestine cooperation with Marxist Ho Chi Minh and his Communist Việt Minh in Vietnam. (The Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, was a precursor of the Central Intelligence Agency.) Ho was waging a losing guerilla war against the occupying Japanese army. For most of World War II, the United States considered Vietnam to be a relatively unimportant French colony to someday be reclaimed from the Japanese; but America showed little interest in enlisting Vietnamese aid in that effort. All this changed rapidly in March 1945. By early 1945, however, the war in the Pacific had shifted in favor of the Allies and the Japanese became increasingly suspicious of French activities in Vietnam. As a result, on March 10, 1945, Japanese forces launched Operation Meigo, a swift military takeover that effectively ended French colonial rule of Vietnam. This book is a monograph to the brave Vietnamese who escaped the Communist seizure of South Vietnam and now reside in the U.S and who have adapted to American culture, learned English.
Author |
: Archimedes L. A. Patti |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 648 |
Release |
: 1980-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0520041569 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780520041561 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Why Viet Nam? by : Archimedes L. A. Patti
Author |
: Sophie Quinn-Judge |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0520235339 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780520235335 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ho Chi Minh by : Sophie Quinn-Judge
"A thoroughly researched and elegantly written account of what is arguably the most important topic in modern Vietnamese political history. [Quinn-Judge's] sources allow her to sketch a vivid, nuanced portrait of Ho Chi Minh and to unravel the complex interplay of domestic and international forces that shaped the historical emergence and development of Vietnamese Communism."--Peter Zinoman, University of California, Berkeley
Author |
: Maochun Yu |
Publisher |
: Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2011-11-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781612510590 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1612510590 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis OSS in China by : Maochun Yu
Maochun Yu tells the story of the intelligence activities of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in China during World War II. Drawing on recently released classified materials from the U.S. National Archives and on previously unopened Chinese documents, Yu reveals the immense and complex challenges the agency and its director, General William Donovan, confronted in China. This book is the first research-based history and analysis of America's wartime intelligence and special operations activities in the China, Burma and India during WWII. It presents a complex and compelling story of conflicting objectives and personalities, inter-service rivalries, and crowning achievements of America's military, intelligence and political endeavors, the significance of which goes far beyond WWII and China.
Author |
: Troy J. Sacquety |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kansas |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2014-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780700620180 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0700620184 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis The OSS in Burma by : Troy J. Sacquety
"One could not choose a worse place for fighting the Japanese," said Winston Churchill of North Burma, deeming it "the most forbidding fighting country imaginable." But it was here that the fledgling Office of Strategic Services conducted its most successful combat operations of World War II. Troy Sacquety takes readers into Burma's steaming jungles in the first book to fully cover the exploits and contributions of the OSS's Detachment 101 against the Japanese Imperial Army. Functioning independently of both the U.S. Army and OSS headquarters-and with no operational or organizational model to follow-Detachment 101 was given enormous latitude in terms of developing its mission and methods. It grew from an inexperienced and poorly supported group of 21 agents training on the job in a lethal environment to a powerful force encompassing 10,000 guerrillas (spread across as many as 8 battalions), 60 long-range agents, and 400 short-range agents. By April 1945, it remained the only American ground force in North Burma while simultaneously conducting daring amphibious operations that contributed to the liberation of Rangoon. With unrivaled access to OSS archives, Sacquety vividly recounts the 101's story with a depth of detail that makes the disease-plagued and monsoon-drenched Burmese theater come unnervingly alive. He describes the organizational evolution of Detachment 101 and shows how the unit's flexibility allowed it to evolve to meet the changing battlefield environment. He depicts the Detachment's two sharply contrasting field commanders: headstrong Colonel Carl Eifler, who pushed the unit beyond its capabilities, and the more measured Colonel William Peers, who molded it into a model special operations force. He also highlights the heroic Kachin tribesmen, fierce fighters defending their tribal homeland and instrumental in acclimating the Americans to terrain, weather, and cultures in ways that were vital to the success of the Detachment's operations. While veterans' memoirs have discussed OSS activities in Burma, this is the first book to describe in detail how it achieved its success—portraying an operational unit that can be seen as a prototype for today's Special Forces. Featuring dozens of illustrations, The OSS in Burma rescues from oblivion the daring exploits of a key intelligence and military unit in Japan's defeat in World War II and tells a gripping story that will satisfy scholars and buffs alike.
Author |
: Charles Fenn |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1375041730 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ho Chi Minh by : Charles Fenn
Author |
: Chris Diamond |
Publisher |
: Chris Diamond |
Total Pages |
: 10 |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Ho Chi Minh Biography - The Secrets of His Life During The Vietnam War by : Chris Diamond
Who's Ho Chi Minh? He was a great leader who brought the Vietnam's independence from the French colonists. This book is going to show you in action how he handled tough situations and what decisions he made to become a great leader so many people admire today. You are going to learn about his life from early childhood until death. What he learned during his trips around the world and how that shaped him as a person? You are going to witness his story and all incredible challenges he went through to become what most people consider a man with revolutionary vision. You'll discover secrets most people would never know about his life. Grab your copy now!