The Vietnam War from the Other SideExisting studies of the Vietnam War have been written mostly from an American perspective, using western sources, and viewing the conflict through western eyes. This book, based on extensive original research, including Vietnamese, Chinese and former Soviet sources, presents a history of the war from the perspective of the Vietnamese communists. It charts relations with Moscow and Beijing, showing how the involvement of the two major communist powers changed over time, and how the Vietnamese, despite their huge dependence on the Chinese and the Soviets, were most definitely in charge of their own decision making. Overall, it provides an important corrective to the many one-sided studies of the war, and presents a very interesting new perspective. |
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15th Plenary Session American Anti-US Resistance April armed forces armed struggle artillery August Ban Quan Doi battalions Beijing Binh cadres campaign Central Highlands Central Military Committee Chien Tranh China Chinese Chubanshe Command communists conference COSVN December decision defence Dinh Division Document Duan Duong eastern Nam Bo enemy fighting Hanoi Hanoi leadership Hoang Van Hoan infantry Inter-zone January JPRS July June Khe Sanh Kien Lao Dong Party Le Duan Lịch Lich Su Quan LSQDNDVN meeting Military Events Military Region military struggle Minh Moscow Nam Bo National Salvation negotiations Nha Xuat Ban Nhan Dan Viet North Vietnamese organised Party Central Committee Pathet Lao Pham Van Dong Politburo political commissar political struggle provinces Quan Doi Nhan regiment reunification revolution revolutionary Saigon September South Vietnam Southern strategy Su Quan Tay Nguyen Tet Offensive Tran Tran Van Tra troops Truong units victory Vientiane Vietnam War Vietnamese communists Vo Nguyen Giap Xuat Ban Quan