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Ho Chi Minh is now recognised as the undisputed father of modern Vietnam. An understanding of his extraordinary life is essential to an understanding of the complicated causes and consequences of the Vietnam War, but the inaccessibility of vital sources on his life and career have meant that until now there has been no full length biography of this charismatic world leader. William J. Duiker has now presented an immensely captivating portrayal of one of the most towering and least understood figures in modern history. His compelling narrative tells an epic story of a renaissance man - his early years of poverty and rebellion, his wild days as an expatriate in the United States, in France, and in the Soviet Union, his interaction with world leaders ranging from Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson to Stalin and Mao Zedong, and his ultimate commitment to the success of the Vietnamese revolution and the reunification of his country under Communist rule. With unprecedented access to information in five languages, some of it only recently declassified, Duiker provides startling insights into Ho's true motivation, as well as into the Soviet and Chinese roles in the Vietnam War. Riveting and impeccably researched, Ho Chi Minh is a stunning and revelatory portrait of an extraordinary man whose life holds the key to understanding a conflict that continues to divide and confound Americans. William J Duiker is the leading scholar on the life of Ho Chi Minh. He has spent nearly thirty years researching this book, including several trips to Vietnam seeking documents and interviewing some of those few living Vietnamese who really knew Ho well. Duiker is an ex-foreign service officer who served in the U.S. Embassy in Saigon during the Vietnam War. In 1997 he retired from the History Department at Pennsylvania State University. He now lives in Southern Shores, North Carolina. A masterful, balanced biography of the charismatic Communist leader. Required reading for students of the 20th century - and for all who want to understand how a man can come to epitomize a cause and sire a nation. Kirkus Reviews It's difficult to think of someone more qualified to write this biography than Duiker. Publishers Weekly

Table of Contents:
Preface List of Organisations mentioned in the text Introduction In a lost land The fiery stallion Apprentice revolutionary Sons of the dragon The magic sword Red Nghe Tinh Into the wilderness The cave at Pac Bo The rising tide The days of August Reconstruction and resistance The tiger and the elephant A place called Dien Bien Phu Between two wars All for the front lines Epilogue: From man to myth A note on sources Notes Index

About the Author :
William Duiker is an ex-foreign service officer who served in the US Embassy in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Between 1967-1997 he taught at the Department of History, Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of numerous books, articles and conference papers on Vietnam.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781865084503
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin
  • Publisher Imprint: Allen & Unwin
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 720
  • ISBN-10: 1865084506
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 152 mm


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