{"product_id":"viet-nam-political-history-of-chau-nguyen-ngoc-9798493058684","title":"Viet Nam- Political history of the two wars- Independence war (1858-1954) and Ideological war (1945-1975)","description":"Preface from Professor Janet Hoskins (USC, LA). Table of contents at the following link: https: \/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1AWnSpsYibFXD5palqqB2hkdM10Wy0YHf\/view?usp=sharing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Independence war\u003c\/b\u003e of the Vietnamese mobilized several generations to struggle to be free from the French colonizers. Why did France intervene in this country on the other side of the world? What benefits did it get from the established colony and protectorates? What did it bring to the Vietnamese? What was the \u003cb\u003eFrench Indochina war\u003c\/b\u003e within this Vietnamese Independence one? Why, finally, did France leave Viet Nam in 1954 after almost a century of presence? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen did \u003cb\u003ethe Ideological war\u003c\/b\u003e between Vietnamese, nationalists and communists, really start? How was communism formed in the country? Why did the Americans get involved in this country so far from their borders? How were the nationalists defeated by the communists in 1975 while they had the powerful USA as the main ally? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNguyen Ngoc Chau\u003c\/b\u003e, the author, experienced the Independence war through several members of his family on both his father's and mother's sides. He lived the Ideological war directly after he studied in France and returned to Việt Nam to work until the fall of Sài Gòn in 1975. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor him, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e history has the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eessential role o\u003c\/i\u003ef\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e transmitting to the new generations the knowledge of the pas\u003c\/b\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e. He considers that \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe duty of remembrance towards those who sacrificed themselves for the motherland, for whatever their reasons, should not be forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. And he devoted himself to this task with this book after he published the first on his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chau Nguyen Ngoc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798493058684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d","brand":"Chau Nguyen Ngoc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474415304959,"sku":"9798493058684","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e431053-495a-4076-89a8-9140bc6caea1.jpg?v=1762316585","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/viet-nam-political-history-of-chau-nguyen-ngoc-9798493058684","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}