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245 00 Interview with Edward Geary Lansdale, 1979 [Part 1 of 5]
|h[electronic resource] /|cProduced by Richard Ellison
260 Boston, MA :|bWGBH Boston Video,|c1983.
300 1 online resource (45 min.)
306 004418
490 0 Vietnam: A Television History
520 General Edward Geary Lansdale was an advisor to French
forces on special counter-guerrilla operations against the
Viet Minh. From 1954 to 1957 he was in Saigon and served
as an advisor to the American-backed government of South
Vietnam. Lansdale recalls his experience fighting
communist groups in the Philippines and credits that
success for his being called to duty for Vietnam. Lansdale
discusses the differences between fighting in the
Philippines and Vietnam. He recalls that the Vietnamese
had a strong distrust for foreigners and this resulted in
a distrust of the government. However, Lansdale contends
that it was not a mistake to support the French in Vietnam
during 1950 as the French had been our allies in World War
II and the United States had close cultural and economic
ties with France. Lansdale also recalls his time as a
special advisor to Ngo Dinh Diem. Lansdale explains at
length the problems Ngo Dinh Diem had, such as being
steeped in a Vietnamese Mandarin tradition that created
his disengagement with the people and their needs.
Lansdale also gives his opinion of Madame Nhu as a tragic
figure who was extremely misunderstood.
546 In English.
600 14 Diem, Ngo Dinh
650 4 History -- American History -- Late Twentieth Century
(1975-2000)
650 4 American Studies -- American History -- Late Twentieth
Century (1975-2000)
650 4 Character traits
650 4 Communism
650 4 Generals
650 4 Heads of state
650 4 Military alliances
650 4 Military strategy
650 4 Guerrilla warfare
651 4 France
651 4 Philippines
651 4 Vietnam
700 1 Lansdale, Edward Geary|4spk
700 1 Ellison, Richard|4pro
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