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Article: America's Miracle Man in Vietnam: Ngo Dinh Diem, Religion, Race, and U.S. Intervention in Southeast Asia, 1950-1957.(Book Review)
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- Journal of Church and State
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- June 22, 2005
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America's Miracle Man in Vietnam: Ngo Dinh Diem, Religion, Race, and U.S. Intervention in Southeast Asia. By Seth Jacobs. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2004. 381 pp. $22.95.
The Vietnam War has been the subject of thousands of books and articles. This rich and growing historiography is noteworthy for its controversy and perspective. What it has lacked in the last two decades, however, is an attempt to understand the South Vietnamese personalities who were at the center of decision-making and intrigue as the United States engaged its resources and prestige in defense of Southeast Asia. Seth Jacobs attempts to rectify this failing with his study of South ...