... disruption, including ten years of civil war. Rennyo created or was at the forefront of new paradigms of religion, economics, and social structure that not only enabled him and his church to survive violent attacks but led to the accruing of unprecedented power and influence among all classes of society...

... support then accruing to Ho Chi Minh and the communist insurgents; only by aligning itself unequivocally with the forces of noncommunist nationalism could the United States expect to retain Indochina over the long term for Western economic purposes (as a supplier of natural resources and foods...