Böcker av Quy Ky Vu

The relationship between Saigon and Washington had been under strain in view of differences that existed inmany key aspects of policy, and strategy, manifested at many levels of human interaction. The alliance had been in"trial and error" mode, in view of embarrassing gaffes and diplomatic bumps on the learning curve of bothsides. The alliance had in fact been founded on the assumption that both sides share the same vital interest, anassumption correct on an abstract, conceptual level. In implementing the policy on a human level, however, thecultural complexity of various geographical areas in Vietnam proved overwhelming for State Departmentofficials, especially at upper levels. On the other side, their Vietnamese counterparts encountered similarfrustrations in dealing with their American partners. With great effort to overcome these obstacles, both sides inthe alliance tried to smooth out differences and ameliorate the troubled relationship. Unfortunately, as will beshown in Chapter 1, political distractions in diplomatic relations caused multifaceted frictions, and eventualdegeneration into a disastrous crisis, one that ruptured the first Republic and led to the death of President Ngô¿ình Di¿m and two of his brothers...

The relationship between Saigon and Washington had been under strain in view of differences that existed inmany key aspects of policy, and strategy, manifested at many levels of human interaction. The alliance had been in"trial and error" mode, in view of embarrassing gaffes and diplomatic bumps on the learning curve of bothsides. The alliance had in fact been founded on the assumption that both sides share the same vital interest, anassumption correct on an abstract, conceptual level. In implementing the policy on a human level, however, thecultural complexity of various geographical areas in Vietnam proved overwhelming for State Departmentofficials, especially at upper levels. On the other side, their Vietnamese counterparts encountered similarfrustrations in dealing with their American partners. With great effort to overcome these obstacles, both sides inthe alliance tried to smooth out differences and ameliorate the troubled relationship. Unfortunately, as will beshown in Chapter 1, political distractions in diplomatic relations caused multifaceted frictions, and eventualdegeneration into a disastrous crisis, one that ruptured the first Republic and led to the death of President Ngô¿ình Di¿m and two of his brothers...

The relationship between Saigon and Washington had been under strain in view of differences that existed inmany key aspects of policy, and strategy, manifested at many levels of human interaction. The alliance had been in"trial and error" mode, in view of embarrassing gaffes and diplomatic bumps on the learning curve of bothsides. The alliance had in fact been founded on the assumption that both sides share the same vital interest, anassumption correct on an abstract, conceptual level. In implementing the policy on a human level, however, thecultural complexity of various geographical areas in Vietnam proved overwhelming for State Departmentofficials, especially at upper levels. On the other side, their Vietnamese counterparts encountered similarfrustrations in dealing with their American partners. With great effort to overcome these obstacles, both sides inthe alliance tried to smooth out differences and ameliorate the troubled relationship. Unfortunately, as will beshown in Chapter 1, political distractions in diplomatic relations caused multifaceted frictions, and eventualdegeneration into a disastrous crisis, one that ruptured the first Republic and led to the death of President Ngô¿ình Di¿m and two of his brothers...

Cün sách này g¿m 11 ch¿¿ng, nh¿m trình b¿y m¿t s¿ ch¿ ¿¿ ¿¿c l¿p nh¿ng có liên h¿ v¿i nhau, ¿ôi khi trong t¿¿ng quan nhân qü, ¿ôi khi trong t¿¿ng quan mâu thün, và ¿ôi khi trong t¿¿ng quan xác süt (tình c¿ l¿ch s¿). Vì th¿, ¿¿c gi¿ s¿ không tìm th¿y ¿i¿m kh¿i ¿¿u ¿¿ ¿i t¿i m¿t ¿i¿m k¿t thúc c¿a m¿t ch¿ ¿¿ l¿n, b¿i vì m¿i ch¿ ¿¿ trong cün sách t¿ nó có tính ¿¿c l¿p.¿¿c gi¿ s¿ khám phá th¿y nhi¿u ch¿ ¿¿ trong Ph¿n 1 tình c¿ ¿i sâu vào l¿ch s¿ h¿n hai ngàn n¿m c¿a nhân löi, và trình b¿y m¿t b¿c tranh v¿ mô v¿ chính tr¿, v¿n hóa, khoa h¿c, và k¿ thüt. M¿t khác, nhi¿u ch¿ ¿¿ trong Ph¿n 2, tình c¿ trình b¿y m¿t b¿c tranh v¿i nh¿ng bi¿n c¿ l¿n g¿n ¿ây h¿n, trong khöng m¿y ch¿c n¿m tr¿ l¿i.M¿c d¿u tác gi¿ nh¿m trình b¿y nh¿ng s¿ ki¿n khách quan, nh¿ng trong s¿ di¿n ¿¿t không tránh kh¿i nh¿ng khuy¿t ¿i¿m ch¿ quan, và xin ¿¿c gi¿ ni¿m tình tha th¿. M¿t khác, nh¿ng ch¿ ¿i¿m trình bày ch¿ là nh¿ng "v¿n ¿¿ tham lün" v¿i m¿t nhãn quan phân tích th¿c ti¿n, ch¿ không có tính cách l¿p thuy¿t.Ngoài ra, khi trình bày cün sách b¿ng Vi¿t Ng¿, tác gi¿ ngh¿ r¿ng ¿¿i ¿a s¿ ng¿¿i ¿¿c có th¿ là ¿¿ng bào trong n¿¿c. ¿ó là m¿t ni¿m vui l¿n c¿a tác gi¿ khi cho xüt b¿n cün sách này.Tác gi¿ r¿t hân h¿nh kính chào quý ¿¿c gi¿.V¿ Quý K¿20 Tháng 7, n¿m 2021

Cün sách này g¿m 11 ch¿¿ng, nh¿m trình b¿y m¿t s¿ ch¿ ¿¿ ¿¿c l¿p nh¿ng có liên h¿ v¿i nhau, ¿ôi khi trong t¿¿ng quan nhân qü, ¿ôi khi trong t¿¿ng quan mâu thün, và ¿ôi khi trong t¿¿ng quan xác süt (tình c¿ l¿ch s¿). Vì th¿, ¿¿c gi¿ s¿ không tìm th¿y ¿i¿m kh¿i ¿¿u ¿¿ ¿i t¿i m¿t ¿i¿m k¿t thúc c¿a m¿t ch¿ ¿¿ l¿n, b¿i vì m¿i ch¿ ¿¿ trong cün sách t¿ nó có tính ¿¿c l¿p.¿¿c gi¿ s¿ khám phá th¿y nhi¿u ch¿ ¿¿ trong Ph¿n 1 tình c¿ ¿i sâu vào l¿ch s¿ h¿n hai ngàn n¿m c¿a nhân löi, và trình b¿y m¿t b¿c tranh v¿ mô v¿ chính tr¿, v¿n hóa, khoa h¿c, và k¿ thüt. M¿t khác, nhi¿u ch¿ ¿¿ trong Ph¿n 2, tình c¿ trình b¿y m¿t b¿c tranh v¿i nh¿ng bi¿n c¿ l¿n g¿n ¿ây h¿n, trong khöng m¿y ch¿c n¿m tr¿ l¿i.M¿c d¿u tác gi¿ nh¿m trình b¿y nh¿ng s¿ ki¿n khách quan, nh¿ng trong s¿ di¿n ¿¿t không tránh kh¿i nh¿ng khuy¿t ¿i¿m ch¿ quan, và xin ¿¿c gi¿ ni¿m tình tha th¿. M¿t khác, nh¿ng ch¿ ¿i¿m trình bày ch¿ là nh¿ng "v¿n ¿¿ tham lün" v¿i m¿t nhãn quan phân tích th¿c ti¿n, ch¿ không có tính cách l¿p thuy¿t.Ngoài ra, khi trình bày cün sách b¿ng Vi¿t Ng¿, tác gi¿ ngh¿ r¿ng ¿¿i ¿a s¿ ng¿¿i ¿¿c có th¿ là ¿¿ng bào trong n¿¿c. ¿ó là m¿t ni¿m vui l¿n c¿a tác gi¿ khi cho xüt b¿n cün sách này.Tác gi¿ r¿t hân h¿nh kính chào quý ¿¿c gi¿.V¿ Quý K¿20 Tháng 7, n¿m 2021