China and the Vietnam Wars, 1950-1975

by Qiang Zhai

Book Overview

In the quarter century after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing assisted Vietnam in its struggle against two formidable foes, France and the United States. Indeed, the rise and fall of this alliance is one of the most crucial developments in the history of the Cold War in Asia. Drawing on newly released Chinese archival sources, memoirs and diaries, and documentary collections, Qiang Zhai offers the first comprehensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807848425
• ISBN13: 9780807848425
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"