Military strategy in the Third Indochina war
Subtitle: the last Maoist war
By: by Edward C. O'Dowd.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780415414272
Subjects: Sino-Vietnamese Conflict, 1979 -- Campaigns
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references 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; title: Artillery diplomacy: waiting for the "second lesson"; title: Explorations; title: Crisis in command: the cadre system under stress in the Guangzhou; title: Military Region 234; title: Political work in the 1979 campaign; title: Politics vs. firepower: the paradox of Maoist tactics; title: Conclusion: the legacy of an "incredible, shrinking war"; title: Appendix one: principles of the political work system; title: Appendix two: principal duties of the political commissar.