Vietnam Why Did We Go? The shocking Story of the Catholic "Church's" Role in Starting the Vietnam War [Paperback]

Avro Manhattan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Chick Pub (June 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937958190
• ISBN-13: 978-0937958193
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #880,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BOOK on what really happened in Vietnam, December 6, 2004

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namsniper "Professor of Eschatology" (CA United States) - See all my reviews

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For those of you out there like myself who grew up questioning why did the Vietnam War even happen? This is the book for you. It looks at the war in a way that many books about the Vietnam War have altogether ignored, or weakly hinted at. The truth is that Vietnam was a religious war! I have heard the stories from those who were personally there. Religious persecution was a fact of life for many poor Buddhist people living under a regime that followed pattern of the Papacy in times past and present. So those of you pseudo-intellectuals who think you know everything there is to know about the Vietnam War-get off your high horse, find humility fast! The only complaint I have with Arvo Manhattan is that he does not cite his sources. But that's not a real problem, you can get the same information discussed in his book off the internet. It's no real secret the Vatican stoked the fires of war. They also had help from prominent people in the Kennedy Administration. Get the reals facts of history-don't be afraid of the truth, it will only set you free. Get the book when you have a chance! If you buy in your lifetime one book on the Vietnam War, this is the book to get.

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5.0 out of 5 stars For those who can handle the truth., July 9, 2011

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Kirby Palm "Kirbert" (Havana, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vietnam Why Did We Go? The shocking Story of the Catholic "Church's" Role in Starting the Vietnam War (Paperback)

The fact that every review of this book so far was either five stars or 1 star should tell you something. Avid Catholics hate this book, and with good reason. And the Catholic Church is very powerful, so when an author lands on their banned reading list it's understandably difficult to find a publisher -- and any publisher found is bound to have been criticized many times before. Doesn't make any of the criticism valid. Ask yourself these questions: In a country that was 90+% Buddhist, why did the US prop up not just one but two successive corrupt Catholic administrations? And if our purpose was to bring democracy to the country, why were elections never held? This book brings such questions to light.
While you're at it, I also recommend "An American Requiem" by James Carroll. Carroll is a priest and a Vietnam war protester, but his father was a big muckety-muck in the Air Force and was a close associate of Cardinal Spellman. Carroll describes in considerable detail the workings that went on over the dinner table in his family's home. He provides an enormous amount of evidence in support of Manhattan's contentions without ever putting two and two together himself.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manhattan confirmed again!, March 6, 2011

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RevolutionJim "RevolutionJim" (Missouri) - See all my reviews

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Wonderful to finally hear the truth about this war.

To answer an objection raised earlier: If Avro quoted another author this is only to give credit to the individual who discovered said information, not as the actaul source. For instance "Ngo Dinh Diem of the Roman Catholic Vitnamese minority was installed as president of South Vietnam." This information was not sourced since it is a matter of public record in the history of Vietnam, confirmed today in online encyclopedias. The reader can then look to the other author who may provide additional detail.

Sometimes the information was little known such as the fact that Bernhard Stempfle edited Mein Kampf. This was said to have been printed in the cover of the first German language edition of Mein Kampf. Several authors have noted Stempfle was either a Jesuit or an agent of the Jesuits. Even Wikipedia has had to admit Stempfle was in fact an editor of the book and that he belonged to an Order of monks subserviant to the Jesuits, confirming again the truth of the matter some would try and deny or bury.