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“Hanoi’s War” by Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
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Winston Churchill once said “history is written by the victors.” Why then, are virtually all accounts of the Vietnam War American-centric? By luck and cunning, Nguyen is the first and only scholar to have gained access to the otherwise closed archives of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. We now see how the real architects of the Vietnamese revolution, Le Duan and Le Duc Tho, perpetuated a war under the ideological belief that military victory was the only means of unifying the nation. Nguyen’s book is incredibly well organized and adds a nuanced, multi-polar view of the complex relationships between the USSR, China, USA, and Vietnam. America’s loss in Vietnam provides a powerful lesson in small-power international relations and a cogent reminder to never underestimate the political complexities of an adversary. If you read one book on the Vietnam War, this is the one you should pick up.
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Winston Churchill once said “history is written by the victors.” Why then, are virtually all accounts of the Vietnam War American-centric? By luck and cunning, Nguyen is the first and only scholar to have gained access to the otherwise closed archives of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. We now see how the real architects of the Vietnamese revolution, Le Duan and Le Duc Tho, perpetuated a war under the ideological belief that military victory was the only means of unifying the nation. Nguyen’s book is incredibly well organized and adds a nuanced, multi-polar view of the complex relationships between the USSR, China, USA, and Vietnam. America’s loss in Vietnam provides a powerful lesson in small-power international relations and a cogent reminder to never underestimate the political complexities of an adversary. If you read one book on the Vietnam War, this is the one you should pick up.