Keith W. Taylor is Professor of Vietnamese Studies at Cornell University. He is the author of A History of the Vietnamese.

"This volume is a welcome addition to a growing scholarly literature about South Vietnam. Its personal testimonies provide key details not only about the political and military history of that country but also about the complex backgrounds and worldviews of the men who governed it. It is a record of the hopes and hardships of a group of South Vietnamese who sought to build a stable, prosperous society in a time of decolonization and civil war."

• Introductionby K. W. Taylor1. A Vietnamese Perspective on US Involvement in Vietnamby Bui Diem2. Testimony of a Senior Officer, South Vietnamese Central Intelligence Organizationby Phan Cong Tam3. From Facing Anti-war Crowds to Nation-buildingby Nguyen Ngoc Bich4. A Decade of Public Service: Nation-building during the Interregnum and Second Republic (1964–75)by Tran Quang Minh5. Building a Market Economy during Wartimeby Nguyen Duc Cuong6. From the First to the Second Republic: From Scylla to Charybdisby Phan Quang Tue7. Testimony of a Former Representative of the Republic of South Vietnam National Assembly, 1971–75by Tran Van Son8. The Tan Dai Viet Party and its Contribution to Building Democracy in the Second Republic of Vietnamby Ma Xai9. Naval Battle of the Paracelsby Ho van Ky-Thoai10. Military and Securityby Lan LuContributors

Keith W. Taylor is Professor of Vietnamese Studies at Cornell University. He is the author of A History of the Vietnamese.

"This volume is a welcome addition to a growing scholarly literature about South Vietnam. Its personal testimonies provide key details not only about the political and military history of that country but also about the complex backgrounds and worldviews of the men who governed it. It is a record of the hopes and hardships of a group of South Vietnamese who sought to build a stable, prosperous society in a time of decolonization and civil war."

• Introductionby K. W. Taylor1. A Vietnamese Perspective on US Involvement in Vietnamby Bui Diem2. Testimony of a Senior Officer, South Vietnamese Central Intelligence Organizationby Phan Cong Tam3. From Facing Anti-war Crowds to Nation-buildingby Nguyen Ngoc Bich4. A Decade of Public Service: Nation-building during the Interregnum and Second Republic (1964–75)by Tran Quang Minh5. Building a Market Economy during Wartimeby Nguyen Duc Cuong6. From the First to the Second Republic: From Scylla to Charybdisby Phan Quang Tue7. Testimony of a Former Representative of the Republic of South Vietnam National Assembly, 1971–75by Tran Van Son8. The Tan Dai Viet Party and its Contribution to Building Democracy in the Second Republic of Vietnamby Ma Xai9. Naval Battle of the Paracelsby Ho van Ky-Thoai10. Military and Securityby Lan LuContributors

Keith W. Taylor is Professor of Vietnamese Studies at Cornell University. He is the author of A History of the Vietnamese.

"This volume is a welcome addition to a growing scholarly literature about South Vietnam. Its personal testimonies provide key details not only about the political and military history of that country but also about the complex backgrounds and worldviews of the men who governed it. It is a record of the hopes and hardships of a group of South Vietnamese who sought to build a stable, prosperous society in a time of decolonization and civil war."

• Introductionby K. W. Taylor1. A Vietnamese Perspective on US Involvement in Vietnamby Bui Diem2. Testimony of a Senior Officer, South Vietnamese Central Intelligence Organizationby Phan Cong Tam3. From Facing Anti-war Crowds to Nation-buildingby Nguyen Ngoc Bich4. A Decade of Public Service: Nation-building during the Interregnum and Second Republic (1964–75)by Tran Quang Minh5. Building a Market Economy during Wartimeby Nguyen Duc Cuong6. From the First to the Second Republic: From Scylla to Charybdisby Phan Quang Tue7. Testimony of a Former Representative of the Republic of South Vietnam National Assembly, 1971–75by Tran Van Son8. The Tan Dai Viet Party and its Contribution to Building Democracy in the Second Republic of Vietnamby Ma Xai9. Naval Battle of the Paracelsby Ho van Ky-Thoai10. Military and Securityby Lan LuContributors