TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marr,David G.
TI  - Vietnam: State, War, and Revolution (1945-1946)
T2  - From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective
SN  - 9780520954977
AV  - DS560 .V548 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Berkerley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Indochinese War, 1946-1954
KW  - Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; 2; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Forming the DRV Government; 2. The Government at Work; 3. Defense; 4. Peace or War?; 5. Seeking Foreign Friends; 6. Material Dreams and Realities; 7. Dealing with Domestic Opposition; 8. The Indochinese Communist Party and the Vieṭ̂ Minh; 9. Mass Mobilization; Epilogue; Notes; Sources; Index; 2; b
N2  - Amidst the revolutionary euphoria of August 1945, most Vietnamese believed that colonialism and war were being left behind in favor of independence and modernization. The late-September British-French coup de force in Saigon cast a pall over such assumptions. Ho Chi Minh tried to negotiate a mutually advantageous relationship with France, but meanwhile told his lieutenants to plan for a war in which the nascent state might have to survive without allies. In this landmark study, David Marr evokes the uncertainty and contingency as well as coherence and momentum of fast-paced events. Mining rec
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