The Lotus Unleashed

Tells the story of how the Buddhist-inspired Struggle Movement sought to challenge the legitimacy of the Government of South Vietnam in the middle years of the 1960s.

~Contemporary Buddhism

A meticulously detailed and eminently readable account of the Buddhist Peace Movement in South Vietnam.

~Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

A major contribution to the study of the Vietnam War, The Lotus Unleashed explores the Buddhist Uprisings in the Republic of Vietnam and details their important political consequences.

~Spencer C. Tucker

Serves to remind us of the challenges and pitfalls of American involvement in far-flung conflicts.

~Tacoma News-Tribune

Argues that the United States failed to prevent a Socialist victory because it never concerned itself with Vietnamese public opinion.... Topmiller's compelling argument makes his book useful in many settings.

~Transformations

Presents more evidence of the force of Vietnamese nationalism... well-researched and clearly written.

~VVA Veteran