Vietnam 1946: how the war began

by Tønnesson, Stein

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Title Statements

Full title :Vietnam 1946 : how the war began / Stein Tønnesson.

Summary

Based on multiarchival research conducted over almost three decades, this landmark account tells how a few men set off a war that would lead to tragedy for millions. Stein Tønnesson was one of the first historians to delve into scores of secret French, British, and American political, military, and intelligence documents. In this fascinating account of an unfolding tragedy, he brings this research to bear to disentangle the complex web of events, actions, and mentalities that led to thirty years of war in Indochina. As the story unfolds, Tønnesson challenges some widespread misconceptions, arguing that French general Leclerc fell into a Chinese trap in March 1946, and Vietnamese general Giap into a French trap in December. Taking us from the antechambers of policymakers in Paris to the docksides of Haiphong and the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam 1946 provides the most vivid account to date of the series of events that would make Vietnam the most embattled area in the world during the Cold War period.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2009.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of California Press
Place of Publication:Berkeley
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (1 electronic recource (xxiv, 361 pages)) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1282359878, 9781282359871, 9786612359873, 6612359870, 0520944607, 9780520944602
DOI:10.1525/9780520944602
oclc:on1018038533
LC Classification:DS553.1
Dewey Decimal:959.70411

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword by the Series Editors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Clash of Republics -- 2. The Chinese Trap -- 3. Modus Vivendi -- 4. Massacre -- 5. The French Trap -- 6. Who Turned Out the Lights? -- 7. If Only ... -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Subjects

China China -- Relations -- Vietnam France France -- Relations -- Vietnam Guerre d'Indochine, 1946-1954 Guerre d'Indochine, 1946-1954 -- Causes History HISTORY / Asia / General Indochinese War, 1946-1954 Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Causes international relations Viêt-nam -- Histoire -- 1945-1975 Vietnam Vietnam -- History -- 1945-1975 Vietnam -- Relations -- China Vietnam -- Relations -- France Vietnam Conflict War -- Causes