Covering the cia engagement from 1954 to mid1972, it provides a thorough analysis of the agency and its partners. Cia world fact book, 2004vietnam wikisource, the free. The fact that heroin contributed significantly to the disintegration of the us military force in south vietnam was considered acceptable by the cia. The war ended on 30 april 1975 by the fact that north vietnam took the southern part. Between 1957 and 1972, the vietcong crippled the administration of the south vietnam saigon government by the systematic murder of an estimated 36,752 appointed village chiefs and other officials. How the book came to be written is an interesting story in its own right. The book charges that the april, 1975, american evacuation of south vietnam was a disaster caused by major intelligence failures by u. I love to read and nothing excites me more than finding a book before i travel to powerup the anticipation of the trip to come. America in laos traces the militarization of the cia in the 60s, the cia began a secret program that aimed to curb communism by arming and training local fighters in laos. Located on the perfume river in central vietnam, hue was the capital of vietnam from 1802 until 1945. General, cia reports 16311563 an august document filed with november materials. Many of the buildings of the imperial city were destroyed during the vietnam war.
Operation mockingbird is an alleged largescale program of the united states central intelligence agency cia that began in the early 1950s and attempted to manipulate news media for propaganda purposes. Jan 12, 2012 vietnam declassified is a detailed account of the cia s effort to help south vietnamese authorities win the loyalty of the vietnamese peasantry and suppress the viet cong. Doug valentine had written a novel about his fathers experiences in a prisoner of war camp during world war 2 called hotel tacloban. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. America in laos traces the militarization of the cia. Nov 23, 2018 perhaps the biggest secret of the vietnam war is that our central intelligence agency seized control of the infamous golden triangle during that time period first not completely true. Retired cia operative and intelligence consultant thomas l. Vietnam simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In this post, you will find a list of the best vietnam books to read in 2020. As the liaison between the cia and the pentagon, he had a front row seat to the operations of the government. However, since the enactment of vietnams doi moi renovation policy in 1986. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Independence was declared after world war ii, but the french.
The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about vietnam economy 2018 should be addressed to the cia. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of vietnam 20 information contained here. The vietnam war was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about vietnam 2018 should be addressed to the cia. I dont want to suggest that vietnam policy was a cia secret that others didnt know about. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The airline operated bases in various countries like japan and taiwan, allowing it to fly to these areas with ease. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about vietnam 20 should be addressed to the cia. He decided his next book would be on vietnam and he decided to focus on the cia role since little had been written on the topic.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about vietnam economy 2015 should be addressed to the cia. One of the american advisers was a certain edgar buell who had volunteered, as a former farmer and a good christian, to come to laos to organise humanitarian aid for the hmong refugees. Substantial progress was achieved from 1986 to 1996 in moving forward from an extremely low starting point growth averaged around 9% per year. Excia spy readies to publish book about undercover. A walled citadel, 2 km by 2 km, as well as a moat, surrounded the city. Cia activities in vietnam were operations conducted by the central intelligence agency in. Dec, 2017 i love to read and nothing excites me more than finding a book before i travel to powerup the anticipation of the trip to come. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. It offers a brief history of the country, which has declared its independence after the world war ii, although france continued its domination until its defeat by communists under ho chi minh. Vietnam cia world factbook the best country factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of vietnam economy 2015 information contained here. Factbook photos obtained from a wide variety of sources are in the public domain and are free.
Excia spy readies to publish book about undercover exploits. The vietnam war crime was an expansion of the zias zion imperious agency war for control of the golden triangle, primarily in laos. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of vietnam economy 2018 information contained here. After experimental planning in the 1970s and 1980s, the economy was reformed in a market economy direction. H5n1 is endemic in domestic poultry in vietnam, with continued sporadic and geographically dispersed poultry outbreaks.
The author who wrote this book, kessler, is the first journalist to receive full cooperation from the central intelligence agency. The world factbook also known as the cia world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Cias vietnam illegal drug trafficking, jfks assassination. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. The cias secret war decades after us forces exited the vietnam war the remnants of a ciabacked force of lao villagers still live in fear in the jungle. Vietnam is a poor, densely populated country that has had to recover from the ravages of war, the loss of financial support from the old soviet bloc, and the rigidities of a centrally planned economy. The coup in vietnam and the murder of president diem and his brother occured on november 1, 1963. This highly informative book reveals inside information about the agencys structure, policies, and key personnel. Vietnam declassified is a detailed account of the cias effort to help south vietnamese authorities win the loyalty of the vietnamese peasantry and suppress the viet cong.
Independence was declared after world war ii, but the french continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by communist forces under ho chi minh, who took control of the north. Cia activities in vietnam were operations conducted by the central intelligence agency in indochina and then vietnam from the 1950s to the late 1960s, before and during the vietnam war. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of vietnam 2018 information contained here. The information regarding vietnam on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. With an introduction by oliver stone, the director of the hit movie jfk and a foreword by jesse ventura, author of the new york times bestseller, they killed our president, here is an insiders view of jfk, the cia, vietnam and the plot that led to the assassination of president john f. It funded student and cultural organizations and magazines as front organizations according to writer deborah davis, operation mockingbird recruited leading american journalists into a.
The conquest of vietnam by france began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. The information regarding vietnam on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Vietnam, the cias illegal drug trafficking, and jfks assassination. What was the phoenix program in the vietnam war and was it. This book is a real eyeopener, written by someone who was in a position to know about his subject matter. Vietnam declared independence after world war ii, but france continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under ho chi minh. Submitted by the director of cenfral the following intelligence organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate.
This led to the division of the country, which in turn led to the vietnam war with major human and material losses for the country. In 1975, the communist pathet lao took control of the government, ending a sixcenturyold monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to vietnam. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of vietnam 2015 information contained here. Laos macau malaysia mongolia papua new guinea paracel islands philippines singapore spratly islands taiwan thailand timorleste vietnam. Perhaps the biggest secret of the vietnam war is that our central intelligence agency seized control of the infamous golden triangle during that time period, then, along with assistance from various elements of organized crime, shipped huge amounts of heroin out of that. Because of his position he was able to write knowledgeably about these issues and i learned much from his book. A novel avian influenza a h7n9 virus was identified in china in 20, including in a province bordering vietnam. Cia proposed kidnaping north vietnam leaders, author says. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of vietnam communications 2020 information contained here. From 1961 to 1970, our security forces used the spies that the cia sent into north vietnam to lure the cia into sending equipment and many more commando teams into north vietnam, said the. The information regarding vietnam on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence.
This can be attributed to the fact that the cia did not make a concerted effort to gain a. I have broken down the best books about vietnam into helpful sections. The information regarding vietnam on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about vietnam 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Central intelligence agency cia book inside look at the agency. The cia vs the state department over the coup in vietnam 1963. The prime minister of vietnam nguyen tan dung is the head of government, presiding over a council of ministers composed of 3 deputy prime ministers and the heads of 26 ministries and commissions. The central intelligence agency s vietnam war history actually begins in 1950, when agency officers moved to french indochina as part of the united states legation in saigon. The president of vietnam is the titular head of state and the nominal commander in chief of the military of vietnam, chairing the council on national defense and security.
The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Europe serbia the world factbook central intelligence agency. Vietnam has reported sporadic cases of human infection with avian influenza a h5n1 virus. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. The question that i pose today is what is its correlation between the heroin epidemic and the overdose mortality rate with the cia and us government involvement in afghanistan. Air america provided many services for the cia, one of which was delivering cargo to areas including vietnam and china.
The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us. Laos became a member of asean in 1997 and the wto in 20. A washington post article on september 22, 1963, about kennedys efforts to oust the diemnhu regime, said that certain elements of the cia believe that there is no alternative to the diemnhu axis. With these 51 interesting facts about vietnam, explore how fascinating the country has become over the years. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the united states, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of vietnam 2020 information contained here. Historically, vietnam became a part of french indochina in 1887. Since 1997 vietnam has been connected by two gateways. It is a fact that cia involvement in the heroin trade during the vietnam war was primarily responsible for the heroin epidemic in the 70s.
Psm page 1 of national intelligence estimate number 63. The information regarding vietnam on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. In fact, the cias director, allen dulles, was mightily impressed by trinquiers operation and, looking ahead to the time when the. Under the geneva accords of 1954, vietnam was divided into the communist north and anticommunist south. The central intelligence agency and the intelligence organizations of the departments of state the army, the navy, the force, and the johat. A gradual, limited return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Although this is contradicted in the cias history books which state that the national liberation front was beaten by the pacification programs. Cia capability for eliminating or reducing the arms traffic through cambodia to communist forces in south vietnam.
How the cia started the vietnam war if you are the typical american, you may believe that the vietnam war was a struggle of freedom over oppression, right vs. Although vietnam became independent after world war ii, the french continued to rule the country until 1954, and did not encourage any cia activity. Vietnam ranks 16th in the world in terms of number of internet users. National security archive electronic briefing book no. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. After discussion in the 303 committee, which was then the approval group for us covert actions, the committee endorsed the first, although the cia recommended against it for two reasons. During the french war in indochina the cias involvement grew to encompass a base in hanoi but not much more, since the french did not encourage cia activity. However, it is frequently used as a resource for student papers, web sites and nongovernmental publications. The world factbook is prepared by the cia for the use of u. The question that i pose today is what is its correlation between the heroin epidemic and the overdose mortality rate with the.