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Edward Geary Lansdale (1908-1987) truly became a legend in his own time. His mission to the Philippines in the early 1950s as an Air Force officer and CIA agent resulted in the defeat of the communist-led Hukbalahap movement and the subsequent election of Ramon Magsayay, arguably the most popular president that the people of the Philippines have known.
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In the Midst of Wars : An American's Mission to Southeast Asia
author
:
Lansdale, Edward Geary.
publisher
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Fordham University Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0823213145
print isbn13
:
9780823213146
ebook isbn13
:
9780585195384
language
:
English
subject
Military assistance, American--Vietnam, Military assistance, American--Philippines, Vietnam--Politics and government--1945-1975, Philippines--Politics and government.
publication date
:
1991
lcc
:
DS557.A6L264 1991eb
ddc
:
327.73
subject
:
Military assistance, American--Vietnam, Military assistance, American--Philippines, Vietnam--Politics and government--1945-1975, Philippines--Politics and government.
Page iii
In the Midst of Wars
An American's Mission to Southeast Asia
EDWARD GEARY LANSDALE
With a Foreword by WILLIAM E. COLBY and an Introduction by CECIL B. CURREY
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS New York 1991
Page iv
Copyright 1972 by Edward Geary Lansdale
All rights reserved
First edition published by Harper & Row, Publishers
LC 91-70451
ISBN 0-8232-1314-5
Fordham University Press Edition 1991
Printed in the United States of America
Page v
Contents
Foreword
vii
Introduction
ix
Acknowledgments
xxix
Preface
xxxi
Acronyms
xxxiii
1. To Manila, 1950
1
2. Learning About the Enemy
17
3. With Magsaysay
32
4. Politburo Capture
60
5. Psychological Action
69
6. 1951 By-Election
85
7. Philippines 195253 and Indochina 1953
96
8. The 1953 Presidential Election
115
9. Assignment: Vietnam
126
Page vi
10. Last Half of 1954
154
11. Trinh minh The
184
12. Early 1955
202
13. 1955 Pacification Campaigns
228
14. United Sects Front
224
15. Confrontation in Saigon
260
16. Battle for Saigon
282
17. Midyear 1955
313
18. Beginnings of the Republic
324
19. Last Days in Vietnam
335
20. A Course for America
365
Postscript
377
Index
379
MAPS
Philippine Islands
3
South Vietnam, 19541956
132
Saigon-Cholon, 19541956
133
Illustrations follow page
148
Page vii
Foreword
This reprint of Edward Lansdale's account of his service in Southeast Asia is not only a contribution to history and a tribute to a fine American, it is a well-timed lesson for our nation as we see the end of the Cold War and must consider the policies, the programs, and the tactics we should adopt for the new era facing us.
Ed always put the individual citizen at the center of his efforts, and reached out to understand him and his surroundings, however far an Asian peasant might be geographically and culturally from the middle Americans with whom Ed grew up. When we followed his approach, as in the Philippines, we succeeded in finding good leaders and helped them in the fight against their, and our, enemies. When we pushed Ed (and them) aside and put our faith in overwhelming force, as in Vietnam, we ultimately failed.
This account of Ed's work covers his spectacular success in the Philippines, where he worked closely and effectively with President Ramon Magsaysay, and his difficulties in trying to repeat the success in the early days of South Vietnamese inde-
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