Edward C. O'Dowd

Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War (eBook, ePUB)

The Last Maoist War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This well-researched volume examines the Sino-Vietnamese hostilities of the late 1970s and 1980s, attempting to understand them as strategic, operational and tactical events.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134122677
• Artikelnr.: 38248933

Autorenporträt

Edward C. O'Dowd holds the Major General Matthew C. Horner Chair of Military Theory at the Marine Corps University, Quantico.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Introduction Background 2. The Chinese Political Work
System Narrative 3. Hanoi and Beijing on the Road to War 4. The 1979
Campaign 5. The Battle of Lang Son 6. Artillery Diplomacy: Waiting for the
'Second Lesson' Explorations 7. Crisis in Command: The Cadre System Under
Stress in the Guangzhou Military Region 8. Political Work in the 1979
Campaign 9. Politics vs. Firepower: The Paradox of Maoist Tactics
Conclusion 10. Conclusion: The Legacy of an 'Incredible, Shrinking War.'
Appendix 1: Principles of the Political Work System. Appendix 2: Principal
Duties of the Political Commissar