The Communist Road To Power In Vietnam: Second Edition

by Duiker,William J

• ISBN13: 9780813385877
• ISBN10: 0813385873
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In this new edition of his widely acclaimed study, William Duiker has revised and updated his analysis of the Communist movement in Vietnam from its formation in 1930 to the dilemmas facing its leadership in the postCold War era. Making use of newly available documentary sources and recent Western scholarship, the author reevaluates Communist revolutionary strategy during the Vietnam War. Based on primary materials in several languages, this respected work is essential for an understanding of Vietnam in the twentieth century.

Author Biography

William J. Duiker is Liberal Arts Professor of East Asian Studies at Pennsylvania State University. A former foreign service officer with the Department of State, he is the author of several books on the Vietnam War.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
Introduction	p. 1
The Rise of the Revolutionary Movement (1900-1930)	p. 5
Vietnamese Nationalism	p. 5
Ho Chi Minh and the Origins of Vietnamese Marxism	p. 14
The Formation of the Revolutionary Youth League	p. 17
The Road to Revolution	p. 19
The League and Vietnamese Nationalism	p. 23
The Breakup of the League	p. 29
The Nghe Tinh Soviets	p. 33
Nghe Tinh in Retrospect	p. 43
Out of the Ashes (1930-1941)	p. 47
Under the Banner of the Comintern	p. 47
Clouds of War	p. 52
Prelude to Revolt (1941-1945)	p. 59
War in Europe	p. 60
The Bac Son Rebellion	p. 63
The Cochin China Uprising	p. 64
The Formation of the Vietminh	p. 67
Toward the General Uprising	p. 75
March to the South	p. 79
The Japanese Coup d'Etat	p. 85
Creating the Liberated Zone	p. 90
The Tan Trao Conference	p. 91
The Days of August (August-September 1945)	p. 95
The August Revolution	p. 98
The Lessons of August	p. 104
The Uneasy Peace (September 1945-December 1946)	p. 111
The Vietminh in Power	p. 111
The Collapse of Communist Power in Cochin China	p. 117
Negotiations with the French	p. 122
The Franco-Vietminh War (1947-1954)	p. 133
The Chinese Model	p. 134
Withdrawal	p. 137
Equilibrium	p. 141
The Bao Dai Solution	p. 143
The Communist Victory in China	p. 146
The 1950 Border Offensive	p. 151
Toward the General Offensive	p. 153
The Other War	p. 160
The Navarre Plan	p. 162
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu	p. 168
The Road to Geneva	p. 170
Peace and Division (1954-1961)	p. 179
Communist Strategy in the South, 1954-1957	p. 182
The International Situation	p. 194
The Darkest Hour	p. 196
The Year of Decision, 1959	p. 199
The Period of Spontaneous Uprisings	p. 201
The Third Party Congress, 1960	p. 207
The National Liberation Front	p. 210
The Dialectics of Escalation (1961-1965)	p. 215
Countering the "Special War"	p. 219
Building up the PLAF	p. 228
Fish on the Chopping Block	p. 230
The Fall of the Diem Regime	p. 235
The Ninth Plenum of December 1963	p. 239
Confrontation with Moscow	p. 241
The Battlefield Solution	p. 245
Crisis in Saigon	p. 247
The Fall of Khrushchev	p. 250
War of Attrition (1965-1968)	p. 255
Westmoreland's Strategy	p. 257
Hanoi's Response	p. 260
The Strategy of Attrition: Washington	p. 270
The Strategy of Attrition: Hanoi	p. 273
On the Diplomatic Front	p. 279
Shootout at the DMZ	p. 281
The Strains of Escalation	p. 286
Toward the Decisive Hour	p. 288
The Tet Offensive	p. 291
The Results of Tet	p. 295
Fighting and Negotiating (1968-1973)	p. 299
The Battle of Khe Sanh	p. 300
Maintaining the Offensive	p. 302
Prelude to Negotiations	p. 307
The Invasion of Cambodia	p. 309
Bit by Bit	p. 315
The Easter Offensive	p. 318
Peace Is at Hand	p. 323
The Final Drama (1973-1975)	p. 329
Testing the Wind	p. 335
Attack in the North	p. 341
The Ho Chi Minh Campaign	p. 344
The Divine Hammer	p. 348
Denouement	p. 349
Prospect and Retrospect	p. 351
Factors in Communist Success	p. 352
Vietnam as Model	p. 360
The Perils of Success	p. 362
Foreign Policy	p. 367
Reforming the Revolution	p. 370
A Final Word	p. 373
Notes	p. 377
Selected Bibliography	p. 417
About the Book and Author	p. 423
Index	p. 425
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