The Fighting Fathers
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The Fighting Fathers

CIA-Backed Catholic Militia in South Vietnam

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eBook - ePub

The Fighting Fathers

CIA-Backed Catholic Militia in South Vietnam

About this book

An untold story of espionage, religion, and guerilla warfare in South Vietnam. During the early years of US involvement in Vietnam, the CIA helped arm militia groups in South Vietnam referred to as the "Fighting Fathers." The name was a reference to the Catholic priests who organized the fighting groups. The fathers fought alongside their parishioners to defend their localities from the Communist insurgency, the Vietcong. Author Alessandro Giorgi has studied the subject in unprecedented detail, conducting original research in recently declassified archives and interviewing former US intelligence personnel and Italian missionary witnesses.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: Vietnam and Religion
  7. Chapter 2: Catholicism in Vietnam
  8. Chapter 3: Catholicism in South Vietnam
  9. Chapter 4: Diệm and His Family
  10. Chapter 5: The Fighting Fathers
  11. Chapter 6: Father Augustine Nguyễn Lạc Hóa
  12. Chapter 7: Father Bosco
  13. Endnotes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index