Interview with Doidge Estcourt Taunton, 1982 /

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ellison, Richard (Producer), Taunton, Doidge Estcourt (interviewee (expression))
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.
Series:	American history in video.
Subjects:	Coups d'état. Coups d'État. Interview Streaming videos. interviews. Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	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 result in French control and recounts the death of American O.S.S officer Peter Dewey.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (34 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:	00:32:27