University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Master's Theses Student Research 1991 Vietnam in turmoil : the Japanese coup, the OSS, and the August revolution in 1945 Edward Tayloe Wise Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses Part of the Asian History Commons Recommended Citation Wise, Edward Tayloe, "Vietnam in turmoil : the Japanese coup, the OSS, and the August revolution in 1945" (1991). Master's Theses. 1325. https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/1325 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. VIETNAM IN TURMOIL: THE JAPANESE COUP, THE OSS, AND THE AUGUST REVOLUTION IN 1945 By EDWARD TAYLOE WISE B.A., Texas Christian University, 1968 A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of Richmond in Candidacy for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in History May, 1991 Richmond, Virginia VIETNAM IN TURMOIL: THE JAPANESE COUP, THE OSS, AND THE AUGUST REVOLUTION IN 1945 by EDWARD TAYLOE WISE Approved by -------------------------------------------------/l,�J (_ � � DAVID C. EVANS ;;;;;-~~-;;~~-;----------------C~l ____________ __________________��fferl?-_______________________________ ERNEST C. BOLT ABSTRACT VIETNAM IN TURMOIL: THE JAPANESE COUP, THE OSS, AND THE AUGUST REVOLUTION IN 1945 By EDWARD TAYLOE WISE MASTER OF ARTS in History University of Richmond, 1991 David C. Evans, Thesis Director World War II brought about the demise of colonialism. The Japanese overthrew the French Indochinese government in March 1945.