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Hanoi´s Road to the Vietnam War, 1954-1965
Pierre Asselin
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Description for Hanoi´s Road to the Vietnam War, 1954-1965
Hardback. In agreeing to the accords, Ho Chi Minh and other leaders of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam anticipated a new period of peace leading to national reunification under their rule; they never imagined that within a decade they would be engaged in an even bigger feud with the United States. This title explores the communist path to war. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
Hanoi's Road to the Vietnam War opens in 1954 with the signing of the Geneva accords that ended the eight-year-long Franco-Indochinese War and created two Vietnams. In agreeing to the accords, Ho Chi Minh and other leaders of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam anticipated a new period of peace leading to national reunification under their rule; they never imagined that within a decade they would be engaged in an even bigger feud with the United States. Basing his work on new and largely inaccessible Vietnamese materials as well as French, British, Canadian, and American documents, Pierre Asselin explores the communist ... Read more
Hanoi's Road to the Vietnam War opens in 1954 with the signing of the Geneva accords that ended the eight-year-long Franco-Indochinese War and created two Vietnams. In agreeing to the accords, Ho Chi Minh and other leaders of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam anticipated a new period of peace leading to national reunification under their rule; they never imagined that within a decade they would be engaged in an even bigger feud with the United States. Basing his work on new and largely inaccessible Vietnamese materials as well as French, British, Canadian, and American documents, Pierre Asselin explores the communist ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
357
Condition
New
Series
From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520276123
SKU
V9780520276123
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About Pierre Asselin
Pierre Asselin is Professor of History at Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu and the author of A Bitter Peace: Washington, Hanoi, and the Making of the Paris Agreement.
Reviews for Hanoi´s Road to the Vietnam War, 1954-1965
"Highly recommended." CHOICE "Excellent new [work] on the Vietnam War."
Geoffrey C. Stewart Cross-Currents "Outstanding... Illuminating." Proceedings "A valuable contribution to any discussion of North Vietnam's road to war, and the origins of the American stage in the Vietnam War."
Tal Tovy H-Net "Asselin's excellent study ... will remain an indispensible source for students of Vietnam, the Cold ... Read more
Geoffrey C. Stewart Cross-Currents "Outstanding... Illuminating." Proceedings "A valuable contribution to any discussion of North Vietnam's road to war, and the origins of the American stage in the Vietnam War."
Tal Tovy H-Net "Asselin's excellent study ... will remain an indispensible source for students of Vietnam, the Cold ... Read more