Ho Chi Minh's Blueprint for Revolution

In the Words of Vietnamese Strategists and Operatives

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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When Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, the communist victory sent shockwaves around the world. Using ingenious strategy and tactics, Hồ Chi Minh had shown it was possible for a tiny nation to defeat a mighty Western power. The same tactics have been studied and replicated by revolutionary forces and terrorist organizations across the globe.Drawing on recently declassified documents and rare interviews with Hồ Chi Minh's strategists and operatives, this book offers fresh perspective on his blueprint and the reasons behind both the French (1945-1954) and the American (1959-1975) failures in Vietnam, concluding with an analysis of the threat this model poses today.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-09-10
Mått178 x 254 x 20 mm
Vikt653 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor395
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476665634

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Hồ Chí Minh’s LegacyPart I: Establishing the Blueprint (1890–1945)1. The Making of a Revolutionary2. Hồ’s Female Couriers3. The Seeds of Hồ’s Revolutionary Strategies4. The Infant BlueprintPart II: Evolution and Application of the BlueprintThe August Revolution (1945)5. Hồ’s Road to PowerThe French War (1945–1954)6. Blueprint for Revolution7. The Water Flows South8. The North: The Westward March9. The Secrets Behind the Battle of Điện Biên PhủThe American Vietnam War (1954–1975)10. And So It Begins Again11. A Divided Country12. The Hồ Chí Minh Trail13. Tết: America’s Big Decision14. The Phoenix Program: Targeting the VCI15. Total VictoryEpilogue: Eyes Wide OpenAppendix I. Abbreviations and AcronymsAppendix II. Translation of Vietnamese TermsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex