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Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam Hardcover - 2002

by Nguyen Cao Ky; Cao KY Nguyyen; Nguyen Cao Ky


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The history of the Vietnam War has rarely been told from the Vietnamese perspective-and never by a leader of that country. In "Buddha's Child," Nguyen Cao Ky reveals the remarkable story of his tumultuous tenure as Premier of South Vietnam, and offers unprecedented insight into the war's beginning, escalation, and heartbreaking end.
A thirty-four year old pilot and Air Force commander, known for his fighter-pilot's moustache, flowing lavender scarf and his reputation as a ladies' man, Ky in 1965 agreed to lead South Vietnam after a series of coups had dangerously destabilized the nation. Ky's task was to unite a country riven by political, ethnic, and religious factions and undermined by corruption. With little experience in governing and none in international affairs, and while continuing to fly combat missions over Vietnam, Ky plunged into a war to save his homeland. He served as premier until 1967, continued to be active in the war after his resignation, and finally left Vietnam in 1975 during the fall of Saigon. "Buddha's Child" offers Ky's perspective on the crucial events and memorable images of the Vietnam War: the coup against and execution of President Diem; the self-immolation by the Buddhist monk, and the radical Buddhists' attempt to topple Ky's government; the bloody and pivotal Tet Offensive; the shooting of a Vietcong prisoner, captured in one of the war's most notorious photographs; the Paris Peace talks that sold out South Vietnam; and the last, desperate days of Saigon. In frank language, Ky discusses his own successes and failures as a leader and dramatically relates the progress of the war as it unfolded on the ground and behind the scenes-including anecdotes about Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, William Westmoreland, Henry Cabot Lodge, William Colby, Henry Kissinger, and many others.
"Buddha's Child" is a revelatory, fascinating account of a nation at war by a most unusual man.

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PLAYING with my toddler son and daughter, laughing and teasing and very much enjoying fatherhood, I was spending a rare quiet evening in my quarters at Tansonnhut Air Base.

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  • Title Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam
  • Author Nguyen Cao Ky; Cao KY Nguyyen; Nguyen Cao Ky
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Press, New York
  • Date May 17, 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780312281151 / 0312281153
  • Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.84 x 1.24 in (21.59 x 14.83 x 3.15 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnam (Republic) - Politics and government
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001058560
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Nguyen Cao Ky lives in southern California.
Marvin J. Wolf is the author or coauthor of nine nonfiction books, including "Where White Men Fear to Tread, "the national bestselling memoir in collaboration with Native American activist Russell Means. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
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