Cauldron of resistance Ngo Dinh Diem, the United States, and 1950s southern Vietnam - Chapman, Jessica M. 1977- (Cornell University Press, 2013)
Includes bibliographical references 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