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Ho Chi Minh's blueprint for revolution : in the words of Vietnamese strategists and operatives / Virginia Morris with Clive A. Hills.

Van Pelt Library DS556.9 .M685 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Morris, Virginia, 1969- author.
Hills, Clive A., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hồ, Chí Minh, 1890-1969--Political and social views.
Hồ, Chí Minh.
Hồ, Chí Minh, 1890-1969.
Political and social views.
Vietnam--Politics and government--1945-1975.
Vietnam.
Politics and government.
Vietnam--Politics and government--1858-1945.
Revolutionaries--Vietnam--Biography.
Revolutionaries.
Vietnam--History--1945-1975.
History.
Vietnam--History--1975-.
Genre:
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:
xii, 383 pages ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Summary:
"When Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, the communist victory sent shockwaves around the world. Drawing on recently declassified documents and rare interviews with Ho Chí Minh's strategists and operatives, this book offers fresh perspective on his blueprint and the reasons behind both the French (1945-1954) and American (1959-1975) failures in Vietnam"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Hồ Chi Minh's legacy
Establishing the blueprint (1890-1945)
Making of a revolutionary
Hồ's female couriers
The seeds of Hồ's revolutionary strategies
The infant blueprint
Evolution and application of the blueprint
The August revolution (1945)
Hồ's road to power
The French war (1945-1954)
Blueprint for revolution
The water flows south
The north: the westward march
The secrets behind the battle of Dien Biên Phu
The American Vietnam War (1954-1975)
And so it begins again
A divided country
The Ho Chi Minh trail
Tet: America's big decision
The Phoenix program: targeting the VCI
Total victory
Epilogue: Eyes wide open
Appendix I. Abbreviations and acronyms
Appendix ii. Translation of Vietnamese terms.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781476665634
147666563X
OCLC:
1031052154

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