The Vietnam War from the Other Side

Existing studies of the Vietnam War have been written mostly from an American perspective. This book presents a history of the war from the perspective of the Vietnamese communists, using Vietnamese, Chinese and former Soviet sources.

Maps

Indo-China: South Vietnam's main towns, railways and roads

xi

North and South Vietnam's provinces

xii

South Vietnam's major war zones and battles

xiii

Introduction

1

(12)

Prelude to the Armed Struggle

13

(28)

The 6th Plenary Session of the Lao Dong Party

13

(2)

Le Duan's 14-point plan

15

(3)

Le Duan's thesis: `The road to the South'

18

(2)

2nd Conference of the Nam Bo Regional Committee

20

(1)

The 12th Plenary Session and the modernisation of the VPA

21

(3)

A re-think of the `North-first' strategy

24

(2)

Activities leading to the 15th Plenary Session of the Lao Dong Party

26

(3)

The 15th Plenary Session of the Lao Dong Party and ensuing developments

29

(4)

Developments following the passing of Law 10/59

33

(4)

Le Duan

37

(1)

Chinese and Russian attitudes towards the resumption of armed struggle

37

(4)

The Armed Struggle Begins

41

(32)

The Armed Struggle resumes

41

(3)

Hanoi and the growing Sino-Soviet rivalry

44

(4)

Developments in Laos

48

(4)

The 3rd Party Congress of the Lao Dong Party

52

(2)

Communist activities in the South

54

(2)

Directive of 31 January 1961

56

(2)

Developments in the VPA

58

(1)

Further developments in Laos

59

(3)

The proposed International Conference on Vietnam

62

(2)

Le Duan's July 1962 letter to the South

64

(1)

The military situation in the South

65

(2)

The Battle of Ap Bac

67

(1)

Modernisation of the VPA reviewed

68

(1)

Ngo Dinh Diem's death

69

(4)

The Armed Struggle Intensifies

73

(40)

The 9th Plenary Session of the Lao Dong Party

73

(2)

Military preparations

75

(1)

Developments in Laos and Cambodia

76

(2)

Hanoi and the Sino-Soviet rift

78

(1)

Special Political Conference (27-28 March 1964)

79

(1)

The Tonkin Gulf incident and its aftermath

80

(3)

Preparations for the winter-spring 1965 offensive

83

(1)

Military offensive (I): The Binh Gia Campaign

84

(2)

Kosygin's visit to Hanoi

86

(1)

Hanoi's 4-point plan

86

(4)

Military offensive (II): (a) The Dong Xoai Campaign

90

(2)

Military offensive (II): (b) The Ba Gia Campaign

92

(2)

Developments in the VPA

94

(5)

Military preparations in the South

99

(2)

Military offensive (III)

101

(2)

Developments in 1965 reviewed

103

(1)

Responding to the US counter-offensive

104

(3)

Fighting and negotiating

107

(2)

Ho Chi Minh

109

(1)

Stalemate

110

(3)

Breaking the Stalemate

113

(32)

Military situation in early 1967 reviewed

113

(3)

Nguyen Chi Thanh and the Tet Offensive proposal

116

(3)

Ho Chi Minh's health

119

(1)

Preparations for the Tet Offensive

120

(6)

The Tet Offensive (or `General Offensive General Uprising') -- Phase I

126

(5)

The decision to negotiate

131

(1)

The Tet Offensive -- Phase II

132

(1)

The Tet Offensive -- Phase III

133

(2)

The military situation in 1969

135

(3)

Differences within the Hanoi leadership

138

(1)

Hanoi and Sino-Soviet relations

139

(1)

Ho Chi Minh's final months

140

(5)

Notes

145

(30)

Selected Bibliography

175

(16)

Index

191

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