Beschreibung:
In this new edition of his widely acclaimed study, Duiker has revised and updated his analysis of the Communist movement in Vietman from its formation in 1930 to the dilemmas facing its leadership in the post-Cold War era.
* Introduction * The Rise of the Revolutionary Movement (19001930) * Out of the Ashes (19301941) * Prelude to Revolt (19411945) * The Days of August (AugustSeptember 1945) * The Uneasy Peace (September 1945December 1946) * The Franco-Vietminh War (19471954) * Peace and Division (19541961) * The Dialectics of Escalation (19611965) * War of Attrition (19651968) * Fighting and Negotiating (19681973) * The Final Drama (19731975) * Prospect and Retrospect