Deng Xiaoping's Long War - The Military Conflict Between China and Vietnam 1979-1991

The surprise Chinese invasion of Vietnam in 1979 shocked the international community. The two communist nations had seemed firm political and cultural allies, but the twenty-nine-day border war imposed heavy casualties, ruined urban and agricultural infrastructure, leveled three Vietnamese cities, and catalyzed a decadelong conflict. In this groundbreaking book, Xiaoming Zhang traces the roots of the conflict to the historic relationship between the peoples of China and Vietnam, the ongoing Sino-Soviet dispute, and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s desire to modernize his country. Deng’s perceptions of the Soviet Union, combined with his plans for economic and military reform, shaped China’s strategic vision. Drawing on newly declassified Chinese documents and memoirs by senior military and civilian figures, Zhang takes readers into the heart of Beijing’s decision-making process and illustrates the war’s importance for understanding the modern Chinese military, as well as China’s role in the Asian-Pacific world today.

A propos de l'auteur

Xiaoming Zhang is professor of strategy and history at the Air War College.

Résumé

The surprise Chinese invasion of Vietnam in 1979 shocked the international community. In this groundbreaking book, Xiaoming Zhang traces the roots of the conflict to the historic relationship between the peoples of China and Vietnam, the ongoing Sino-Soviet dispute, and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's desire to modernize his country.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Xiaoming Zhang, Xiaoming Zhang
• Edition: University Of North Carolina
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781469642345
• ISBN: 978-1-4696-4234-5
• Pages: 296
• Thèmes: The New Cold War History; New Cold War History (Hardcove; The New Cold War History
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique