Vietnam: State, War, and Revolution (1945-1946) Volume 6

by David G. Marr

Amidst the revolutionary euphoria of August 1945, most Vietnamese believed that colonialism and war were being left behind in favor of independence and modernization. The late-September British-French coup de force in Saigon cast a pall over such assumptions. Ho Chi Minh tried to negotiate a mutually advantageous relationship with France, but meanwhile told his lieutenants to plan for a war in which the nascent state might have to survive without...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520274156
• ISBN13: 9780520274150
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 748 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"