2nd Edition

The Communist Road To Power In Vietnam Second Edition

By William J Duiker Copyright 1996
    454 Pages
    by Routledge

    454 Pages
    by Routledge

    In this new edition of his widely acclaimed study, William Duiker has revised and updated his analysis of the Communist movement in Vietnam from its formation in 1930 to the dilemmas facing its leadership in the post?Cold War era. Making use of newly available documentary sources and recent Western scholarship, the author reevaluates Communist revolutionary strategy during the Vietnam War. Based on primary materials in several languages, this respected work is essential for an understanding of Vietnam in the twentieth century.

    * Introduction * The Rise of the Revolutionary Movement (19001930) * Out of the Ashes (19301941) * Prelude to Revolt (19411945) * The Days of August (AugustSeptember 1945) * The Uneasy Peace (September 1945December 1946) * The Franco-Vietminh War (19471954) * Peace and Division (19541961) * The Dialectics of Escalation (19611965) * War of Attrition (19651968) * Fighting and Negotiating (19681973) * The Final Drama (19731975) * Prospect and Retrospect

    Biography

    William J Duiker