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132 Pages·1987·16.814 MB·English

by  David Halberstam

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IN MEMORY OF Mcrt PeiTy,
GOOD REPORTER, GOOD FRIEND,
AND FOR HIS WIFE, Datleiie,
AND HIS DAUGHTER, Mia

CONTENTS
Chapter 1
The Colonial Legacy ofthe French 3
Chapter 2
Peasant, Dishwasher, Socialist, Communist
1890-1917 12
Chapter 3
From
Beliefto Profession:
Ho's Path to Communism
1917-1940 36
Chapter 4
Creating a Nationalist Movement
1941-1945 62
Chapter 5
Path to Dienbienphu:
The Tiger Defeats the Elephant
1945-1954 79
Chapter 6
The Americans Arrive:
The Second Indochina War
1955-1969 105
Bibliography 9
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