This book explores Ho's pre-power political career, from his emergence at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 to his organization of the Viet Minh united front at the start of the Second World War. Usi
It was the conflict that shocked America and the world, but the struggle for peace is central to the history of the Vietnam War. Rejecting the idea that war between Hanoi and the US was inevitable, th
This work is primarily the work of F.H. Conroy (emeritus, history, U. of Pennsylvania). He recounts American political and military involvement in East Asia from the Spanish American War, which result
This new collection explores the origins and key issues of the Third Indochina War, which began in 1979.Drawing on unique documentation from all sides, leading contributors reinterpret and demystify t