Vietnam

A comprehensive overview of warfare in Vietnamese history from the early efforts to free themselves from Chinese control through the Indo-China and Vietnam Wars the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia up to the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979. Concentrating on the Vietnam War the author explores the conflict from the Vietnamese perspective demonstrating how for many Vietnamese the war was merely one of a long series of struggles against foreign domination. Encompassing socio-political economic diplomatic and cultural issues this text provides an introduction to Vietnam's military history and will be of interest to students of 20th century American and Asian history.