Geoffrey Shaw, Ph.D., received his doctorate in history from the University of Manitoba, with a focus on US diplomatic and military history in Southeast Asia. From 1994 to 2008 he was an Assistant Professor of History for the American Military University. He has written and spoken widely about US military involvement in Vietnam and the Middle East. Currently he is the President of the Alexandrian Defense Group, a think tank on counterinsurgency warfare.
"This masterpiece will likely emerge as the definitive work on this
troublesome subject. An exceedingly well-written and engaging read,
replete with significant revelations and expos�s."
-- William L. Stearman, Ph.D., Director of the National Security
Council's Indochina staff, 1973-1976 p>"A remarkable book that
finally sets the record straight with copious documentation on the
assassination of Diem, which was ultimately responsible for our
loss of the war. A must read."
-- Admiral John M. Poindexter, U.S. Navy (ret.), National Security
Advisor to President Reagan p>"Shaw has produced a truly
monumental and highly readable account. Any serious student of the
Vietnam War must read this book."
-- Colonel Andrew R. Finlayson, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.), Author,
Killer Kane p>"It took half a century for someone committed and
brave enough to unravel the Machiavellian plot to assassinate
President Diem."
-- Nghia M. Vo, Director of Saigon Arts, Culture, and Education
Institute (SACEI)"Amidst a new time of national strategic
misdirection and hubris, the case of Diem demands to be revisited.
This book is essential reading."
-- Thomas A. Marks, Ph.D., Author, Maoist People's War in
Post-Vietnam Asia p>"Geoffrey Shaw has done a commendable job in
unraveling the intricacies of the most wrong-headed political
decisions of the Vietnam War."
-- Stephen Sherman, Editor, Vietnam Veterans for Factual History,
Indochina Series p>"In this important book, Geoffrey Shaw
illuminates the critical conflicts within the U.S. government over
support for South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem prior to his
assassination."
-- Mark Moyar, Author, Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965
p>"Utilizing newly released documents, Professor Shaw, in his
riveting book, reveals how the anti-Catholic crowd in the U.S.
State Department manipulated President Kennedy to authorize the
removal of South Vietnam's first president, Ngo Dinh Diem."
-- George J. Marlin, Author, Christian Persecutions in the Middle
East: A 21st Century Tragedy
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