VIII. The North Vietnamese Military Adviser in Laos: A First-Hand Account

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. Maps xi
5. Charts xi
6. Abbreviations xiv
7. I. Introduction 1
8. Part One: The Past
9. II. The Setting of the Lao Revolutionary Movement 9
10. III. The Growth of the Lao Revolutionary Movement and the Vietnamese Role 23
11. IV. The Drive for Independence: The Viet Minh and the Pathet Lao, 1949–1954 46
12. V. North Vietnam and the Lao Communists’ Bid for Power, 1954–1962 60
13. Part Two: The Present
14. VI. The Context of the Current Struggle 85
15. VII. North Vietnamese Advice and Support 106
16. VIII. The North Vietnamese Military Adviser in Laos: A First-Hand Account 129
17. IX. The North Vietnamese Military Presence 151
18. X. The Relationship, Public and Secret 164
19. XI. An Assessment 171
20. Appendixes
21. Appendix A. Selective List of Persons Interviewed or Consulted 183
22. Appendix B. The Lao Communist Movement— A Basic Chronology 192
23. Appendix C. Partial List of Participants in the First Resistance Congress of Laos (August 13, 1950) 224
24. Appendix D. North Vietnamese Prisoners and Defectors in Laos Prior to the 1962 Geneva Conference 226
25. Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index
26. Notes 229
27. Selected Bibliography of Published Materials 251
28. Index 257
29. Backmatter 263