The Battle for Laos: Vietnam's Proxy War, 1955-1975

by Stephen A. Emerson

Book Overview

By 1959 the newly independent Kingdom of Laos was being transformed into a Cold War battleground for global superpower competition, having been born out of the chaos following the French military defeat and withdrawal from Indochina in 1954. The country was soon engulfed in a rapidly evolving civil war as rival forces jockeyed for power and swelling foreign intervention further fueled the fighting. Adding even more fuel to the fire, "neutral" Laos's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526757044
• ISBN13: 9781526757043
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"