Agustín Edwards and the Military Demand for US Guarantees
Behind the closed doors of the CIA, a media mogul promised the generals that Washington would back their move to stop Salvador Allende from taking power.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Coup
Saigon Generals Betrayed Ngô Đình Diệm in October 1963
Ngô Đình Diệm was betrayed by his own military leadership while Top Secret memos tracked the movement of tanks and brigades, with certain names still blacked out today.
By Harlan Pryce ·
General René Schneider shot two days before Allende's presidential confirmation
A "Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only" briefing from October 1970 tracks the chaos following an assassination attempt and the plotters' drive for a military coup.
By Theo Marchetti ·
Ambassador Durbrow warned Ngo Dinh Diem about family power in 1960
This Top Secret memo from the Eisenhower White House shows how US officials urged the Vietnamese leader to curb his kin's influence while Communist guerrillas moved into Tay Ninh
By Roy Castellano ·