| Vietnam 1946: How the War Began Volume 3 Contributor(s): Tonnesson, Stein (Author), Devillers, Philippe (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0520256026 ISBN-13: 9780520256026 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: ""Vietnam 1946" is a masterful narrative of the immediate origins of the first Vietnam War. It is, by turns, vivid and shocking; it is always immensely revealing. Tonnesson brings forensic clarity to crucial events about which, even now, some sixty years later, fundamental misapprehensions exist. An outstanding work of scholarship of major international importance."--Martin Thomas, author of "Empires of Intelligence" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| LCCN: 2009011530 |
| Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.52" W x 9.36" (1.49 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on multiarchival research conducted over almost three decades, this landmark account tells how a few men set off a war that would lead to tragedy for millions. Stein T nnesson was one of the first historians to delve into scores of secret French, British, and American political, military, and intelligence documents. In this fascinating account of an unfolding tragedy, he brings this research to bear to disentangle the complex web of events, actions, and mentalities that led to thirty years of war in Indochina. As the story unfolds, T nnesson challenges some widespread misconceptions, arguing that French general Leclerc fell into a Chinese trap in March 1946, and Vietnamese general Giap into a French trap in December. Taking us from the antechambers of policymakers in Paris to the docksides of Haiphong and the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam 1946 provides the most vivid account to date of the series of events that would make Vietnam the most embattled area in the world during the Cold War period. |
