Interview with Doidge Estcourt Taunton, 1982 / by Richard Ellison and Doidge Estcourt Taunton.

British Brigadier Doidge Estcourt Taunton arrived in Saigon in 1945. He recalls the challenge of facilitating a peaceful surrender of the Japanese, restoring power to the French and balancing Vietnamese control over some areas of the city. He describes the September 1945 coup d'etat that would...

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Other Authors: Ellison, Richard (Producer), Taunton, Doidge Estcourt (interviewee (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.
Series:American history in video.
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