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

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Abstract

"Marr's previous book, Vietnam 1945, ends on 2 September when big crowds gathered in Hanoi and Saigon to celebrate Vietnamese independence. This book focuses on the next sixteen months, when Vietnam's future course was determined. It recreates in vivid detail what it was like to be there in these dramatic postcolonial moments as the Japanese, British and Americans faded from view, the DRV began to function and establish an army, the French maneuvered to restore colonialism, but the beginnings of the Cold War swept Vietnam into its orbit with the Chinese Red Army victories and Chinese arms on the border. As with his other books Marr pioneers the history of war from the Vietnamese perspective"--Provided by publisher. ; List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Forming the DRV Government -- 2. The Government at Work -- 3. Defense -- 4. Peace or War? -- 5. Seeking Foreign Friends -- 6. Material Dreams and Realities -- 7. Dealing with Domestic Opposition -- 8. The Indochinese Communist Party and the Vie?t Minh -- 9. Mass Mobilization -- Epilogue Notes Sources Index