A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
What are some of the many diverse features of the populace in South Vietnam that prevented a strong, unified front against the Viet Cong?
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There are many different religious, ethnic, and political groups in South Vietnam, including Christians (Catholics), Buddhists, Taoists, ancestral religions, various tribes, communist sympathizers, anti-Diem factions, and so forth. It proves very difficult to align all these disparate groups against the forces of Ho Chi Minh.