The First Vietnam War

The First Vietnam War
Shawn McHale explores why the communist-led resistance in Vietnam won the anticolonial war against France (1945–54), except in the south. He shows how broad swaths of Vietnamese people were uneasily united in 1945 under the Viet Minh Resistance banner, all opposing the French attempt to reclaim control of the country. By 1947, resistance unity had shattered and Khmer-Vietnamese ethnic violence had divided the Mekong delta. From this point on, the war in the south turned into an overt civil war wrapped up in a war against France. Based on extensive archival research in four countries and in three languages, this is the first substantive English-language book focused on southern Vietnam's transition from colonialism to independence.

Author/Editor

Shawn F. McHale

Publisher

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

ISBN

9781108837446

Publication date

1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021

Specialisation

Humanities

Theme

History

Region

Global Asia (Asia and other parts of the World)