{"product_id":"kennedys-coup-a-white-house-plot-a-saigon-murder-and-americas-descent-into-vietnam-9781668082409","title":"Kennedy's Coup: A White House Plot, a Saigon Murder, and America's Descent Into Vietnam","description":"\u003cb\u003eCombining the dark intrigue of a Cold War thriller and the propulsive writing of a novel, \u003ci\u003eKennedy's Coup\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work that will change your understanding of America's involvement in one of the most controversial and consequential wars in our history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a decade of research and writing, enriched by eyewitness interviews and revealing documents obtained through dozens of freedom of information requests, \u003ci\u003eKennedy's Coup\u003c\/i\u003e vividly recreates the Kennedy Administration's secret encouragement of the fatal 1963 military coup against South Vietnam's defiant president. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The brutal assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem by his own generals--which capped weeks of bitter White House infighting amid JFK's wavering--led to dreadful consequences for the United States, opening the door to nine years of costly and futile warfare in Vietnam. A meticulous researcher and fluid writer, Jack Cheevers etches unforgettable portraits of the people behind this fascinating drama: the kindly, philosophy-loving American ambassador who tried to save Diem; the powerful Pentagon and State Department figures who battled for JFK's ear; the hard-driving young American journalists in Saigon who braved police beatings and death threats to dig out the story; the adder-tongued Madame Nhu, Diem's beautiful sister-in-law, who enraged critics with outrageous insults; the scheming South Vietnamese generals who slowly tightened a noose around their commander in chief; the hard-drinking CIA agent who carried secret US messages to the generals; and Diem and his Machiavellian brother Nhu, head of the feared secret police, who tried but failed to outwit both the Americans and their traitorous generals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While many Vietnam books mention Diem's murder in passing, this gripping account delves into the participants' personalities, motives, and actions in greater detail than ever before. The definitive history of one of the most catastrophic decisions ever made by a US president, shedding new light on events that altered the world, \u003ci\u003eKennedy's Coup\u003c\/i\u003e will be a work of lasting importance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Cheevers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668082409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Cheevers is the author of \u003ci\u003eAct of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePueblo\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2014 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. He worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for twenty-seven years, including stints at the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oakland Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Associated Press and United Press International bureaus in San Francisco. A Massachusetts native, he is a proud graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. He lives on a pond in New Hampshire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jack Cheevers \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47674845692061,"sku":"9781668082409","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ed65a02a-2e6b-4569-8dfb-9bede4272dcf.jpg?v=1771914208","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/kennedys-coup-a-white-house-plot-a-saigon-murder-and-americas-descent-into-vietnam-9781668082409","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}