The Third Indochina War

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-009-56009-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

The Third Indochina War – comprised of the Vietnam-Kampuchea War from 1978 to 1990 and the brief Sino-Vietnamese War in February 1979 – has received far less scholarly attention than the earlier two Indochina Wars. Ang Cheng Guan utilises a wide range of archival and secondary material, including Vietnamese, Cambodian, Chinese, Soviet, American, British, Australian and ASEAN sources, to provide a comprehensive new analysis of the conflict. By carefully reconstructing its chronology, Ang traces the life-cycle of the war from its origins, through the conduct of military engagements, to its eventual resolution. He focuses on multiple actors simultaneously, highlighting the inter-connected perspectives of the war's major protagonists – Vietnam, Cambodia and China. In demonstrating the roles of the USSR, the US and ASEAN in both prolonging and ending the conflict, he situates the Third Indochina War fully in its Asian, global and Cold War contexts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ang, Cheng Guan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Vietnam–Cambodia–China relations; 2. From the fall of Saigon to the invasion of Cambodia (April 1975-December 1978); 3. The Sino-Vietnamese war (February 1979); 4. Regional responses to the Vietnamese invasion; 5. The long-drawn endgame; Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Ang, Cheng Guan
Ang Cheng Guan specialises in the international history of contemporary Asia, with a focus on Southeast Asia.