Vietnam 1946: How the War Began: 3 (From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective) - Hardcover

Tonnesson, Stein

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520256026 ISBN 13: 9780520256026

Verlag: University of California Press, 2009

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Book by Tonnesson Stein

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"A marvelous read. Tonnesson writes deftly and lucidly. His analysis sparkles with gems of detail and insight." New Mandala; Tailand-Laos-Cambodia Group "A finely layered and textured book at the intersections of international, French and Vietnamese history." H-Net Reviews "An authoritative account." -- Qiang Zhai Contemporary Southeast Asia "An important contribution to the debate about the start of the wars in Indochina that would last thirty years." -- David W. Del Testa H-France Review

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Based on multiarchival research conducted over almost three decades, this landmark account tells how a few men set off a war that would lead to tragedy for millions. Stein Tonnesson was one of the first historians to delve into scores of secret French, British, and American political, military, and intelligence documents. In this fascinating account of an unfolding tragedy, he brings this research to bear to disentangle the complex web of events, actions, and mentalities that led to thirty years of war in Indochina. As the story unfolds, Tonnesson challenges some widespread misconceptions, arguing that French general Leclerc fell into a Chinese trap in March 1946, and Vietnamese general Giap into a French trap in December. Taking us from the antechambers of policymakers in Paris to the docksides of Haiphong and the streets of Hanoi, "Vietnam 1946" provides the most vivid account to date of the series of events that would make Vietnam the most embattled area in the world during the Cold War period.

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0520256026
• ISBN 13: 9780520256026
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 392