Beschreibung:
A survey of the Vietnamese communist experience during the Vietnam War (1954-75) with a focus on high-level decision-making and military planning.
Introduction: why Vietnam matters; 1. From Dai Viet to the August Revolution; 2. French War, 1945¿54; 3. Interwar period, 1954¿65; 4. American war, 1965¿68; 5. American war, 1968¿73; 6. Civil war, 1973¿75; Epilogue. Legacies; Annotated bibliography; Index.