Virginia Morris, Clive A. Hills

Ho Chi Minh's Blueprint for Revolution

In the Words of Vietnamese Strategists and Operatives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 742g
• ISBN-13: 9781476665634
• ISBN-10: 147666563X
• Artikelnr.: 48692255

Autorenporträt

A former engineering consultant, Virginia Morris is now a security and defense analyst. She lives in London.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: H
Chí Minh's Legacy Part I: Establishing the Blueprint (1890-1945)
1.
The Making of a Revolutionary
2.
H
's Female Couriers
3.
The Seeds of H
's Revolutionary Strategies
4.
The Infant Blueprint Part II: Evolution and Application of the Blueprint The August Revolution (1945)
5.
H
's Road to Power The French War (1945-1954)
6.
Blueprint for Revolution
7.
The Water Flows South
8.
The North: The Westward March
9.
The Secrets Behind the Battle of
i
n Biên Ph
The American Vietnam War (1954-1975) 10.
And So It Begins Again 11.
A Divided Country 12.
The H
Chí Minh Trail 13.
T
t: America's Big Decision 14.
The Phoenix Program: Targeting the VCI 15.
Total Victory Epilogue: Eyes Wide Open Appendix I.
Abbreviations and Acronyms Appendix II.
Translation of Vietnamese Terms Chapter Notes Bibliography Index