Chinese military strategy in the third Indochina war
Subtitle: the last Maoist war
By: Edward C. O'Dowd.
Series: Asian security studies
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780415414272; 9780203088968
Subjects: Sino-Vietnamese Conflict, 1979 -- Campaigns.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Background; title: The Chinese political work system; title: Narrative; title: Hanoi and Beijing on the road to war; title: The 1979 campaign; title: The battle of Lang Son, February - March 1979; title: Artillery diplomacy : waiting for the "second lesson"; title: Explorations; title: Crisis in command : the cadre system under stress in the Guangzhou military region; title: Political work in the 1979 campaign; title: Politics versus firepower : the paradox of Maoist tactics; title: Conclusion : the legacy of an "incredible, shrinking war"; title: App. one : principles of the political work system; title: App. two : principal duties of the political commissar.