Deng Xiaoping's Long War: The Military Conflict Between Chin

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

History > Military - Wars & Conflicts (Other)

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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
Book FormatPaperback
ISBN-139781469642345
PublishedJan 08 2019
Dimension9.1 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches
Weight 0.97 pounds
BISACHistory > Military - Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Categories(Single Author) Asian American
LanguageEnglish

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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.

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Xiaoming Zhang, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Strategy at the Air War College, teaching strategy, and subjects on China and East Asia. He earned his Ph.D. in history from The University of Iowa in 1994, and taught at Texas Tech University and Texas A&M International University prior to joining the Air War College.

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