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Chinese military strategy in the third Indochina war : the last Maoist war / Edward C. O'Dowd.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Dowd, Edward C., 1947-
- Series:
- Asian security studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sino-Vietnamese Conflict, 1979--Campaigns.
- Sino-Vietnamese Conflict, 1979.
- Physical Description:
- x, 234 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Background
- The Chinese political work system
- Narrative
- Hanoi and Beijing on the road to war
- The 1979 campaign
- The battle of Lang Son, February - March 1979
- Artillery diplomacy : waiting for the "second lesson"
- Explorations
- Crisis in command : the cadre system under stress in the Guangzhou military region
- Political work in the 1979 campaign
- Politics versus firepower : the paradox of Maoist tactics
- Conclusion : the legacy of an "incredible, shrinking war"
- App. one : principles of the political work system
- App. two : principal duties of the political commissar.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [170]-228) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415414272
- 041541427X
- 9780203088968
- 0203088964
- OCLC:
- 76167369
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