Vietnam : state, war, and revolution, (1945-1946) / David G. Marr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marr, David G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Vietnam (Democratic Republic)--History.

Vietnam (Democratic Republic).

Indochinese War, 1946-1954.

Physical Description:

xix, 721 pages : illustrations maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]

Summary:

"Marr's previous book, Vietnam 1945, ends on 2 September when big crowds gathered in Hanoi and Saigon to celebrate Vietnamese independence. This book focuses on the next sixteen months, when Vietnam's future course was determined. It recreates in vivid detail what it was like to be there in these dramatic postcolonial moments as the Japanese, British and Americans faded from view, the DRV began to function and establish an army, the French maneuvered to restore colonialism, but the beginnings of the Cold War swept Vietnam into its orbit with the Chinese Red Army victories and Chinese arms on the border. As with his other books Marr pioneers the history of war from the Vietnamese perspective"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Forming the DRV government

The government at work

Defense

Peace or war?

Seeking foreign friends

Material dreams and realities

Dealing with domestic opposition

The Indochinese Communist Party and the Việt Minh

Mass mobilization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520274150

0520274156

OCLC:

809421396