Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on Vietnamese Language and Sources xv
5. Introduction: A World-Historical Place 1
6. Chapter One. “Vast Area, Sparse People” 23
7. Chapter Two. Vietnam on the March 64
8. Chapter Three. Anxious Economies 96
9. Chapter 4. Điện Biên Phủ and the Logistics of Territory 133
10. Chapter 5. Struggles at Điện Biên Phủ 171
11. Chapter 6. Revolutionary Alternatives 204
12. Epilogue: Recounting ĐiỆN BIÊN PHỦ 243
13. Abbreviations 251
14. Notes 253
15. Bibliography 285
16. Index 307