The First Vietnam War Colonial Conflict and Cold War Crisis |
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| Editor:
| Lawrence, Mark Atwood
Logevall, Fredrik |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02392-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.00 |
Book Description:
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How did the conflict between Vietnamese nationalists and French colonial rulers erupt into a major Cold War struggle between communism and Western liberalism? In this work, leading scholars examine various dimensions of the struggle between France and Vietnamese revolutionaries that began in 1945 and reached its climax at Dien Bien Phu.
How did the conflict between Vietnamese nationalists and French colonial rulers erupt into a major Cold War struggle between communism and Western liberalism? In this work, leading scholars examine various dimensions of the struggle between France and Vietnamese revolutionaries that began in 1945 and reached its climax at Dien Bien Phu.