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Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War : the Last Maoist War / Edward C. O'Dowd.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Dowd, Edward C., 1947- author.
- Series:
- Asian security studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sino-Vietnamese Conflict, 1979--Campaigns.
- Sino-Vietnamese Conflict, 1979.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 234 pages) : maps.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2007.
- System Details:
- text file
- 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 205-228) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780203088968
- 0203088964
- Publisher Number:
- 99976102033
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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