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Building Ho's Army - Chinese Military Assistance to North Vietnam (Hardcover)
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Building Ho's Army - Chinese Military Assistance to North Vietnam (Hardcover)
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Built upon a solid foundation of sources, memoirs, and interviews,
this study sheds new light on China's efforts in the Vietnam War.
Utilizing secondary works in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Western
languages, and the author's own familiarity as a former member of
the Chinese People's Liberation Army, this examination expands the
knowledge of China's relations with the North Vietnamese Army (NVA)
during the 1950s and 1960s. As a communist state bordering Vietnam,
China actively facilitated the transformation of Ho Chi Minh's army
from a small, loosely organized, poorly equipped guerrilla force in
the 1940s into a formidable, well-trained professional army capable
of defeating first the French (1946--1954) and then the Americans
(1963--1973). Even after the signing of the Geneva Peace Agreement,
China continued to aggressively support Vietnam. Between 1955 and
1963, Chinese military aid totaled $106 million and these massive
contributions enabled Ho Chi Minh to build up a strong conventional
force. After 1964, China increased its aid and provided
approximately $20 billion more in military and economic aid to
Vietnam. Western strategists and historians have long speculated
about the extent of China's involvement in Vietnam, but it was not
until recently that newly available archival materials revealed the
true extent of China's influence -- its level of military
assistance training, strategic advising, and monetary means during
the war. This illuminating study answers questions about China's
intention, objective, strategy, and operations of its involvement
in the Vietnam Wars.
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