| Description |
1 online resource (x, 234 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Asian security studies |
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Asian security studies.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Background -- The Chinese political work system -- Narrative -- Hanoi and Beijing on the road to war -- The 1979 campaign -- The battle of Lang Son, February -- March 1979 -- Artillery diplomacy : waiting for the "second lesson" -- Explorations -- Crisis in command : the cadre system under stress in the Guangzhou military region -- Political work in the 1979 campaign -- Politics versus firepower : the paradox of Maoist tactics -- Conclusion : the legacy of an "incredible, shrinking war" -- App. one : principles of the political work system -- App. two : principal duties of the political commissar |
| Summary |
"This book examines the Sino-Vietnamese conflicts of the late 1970s and 1980s, attempting to understand them as strategic, operational, and tactical events. Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War will be of great interest to students of Southeast Asian politics, Chinese security, and military and strategic studies in general."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-228) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sino-Vietnamese Conflict, 1979 -- Campaigns
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HISTORY.
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Military campaigns
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Chinesisch-Vietnamesischer Krieg
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Militär
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Strategie
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China
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China -- Vietnam -- Krieg (1979)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203088968 |
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0203088964 |
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9781134122684 |
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1134122683 |
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9781134122639 |
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1134122632 |
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9781134122677 |
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1134122675 |
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