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Contested Territory

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Chapters in this book

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

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Chapters in this book

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

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