China's 1979 war with Vietnam: a reassessment /
ZHANG Xiaoming
China's 1979 war with Vietnam: a reassessment / Xiaoming Zhang - 2005
This review of China's invasion of Vietnam looks at what China hoped to achieve, the military strategy and preparations for the attack, and the aftermath. China intended to "teach Vietnam a lesson" but the PLA performed poorly and it was China that (in a military sense) received the lesson. Considers the political and military repercussions of the conflict from China's perspective.
SINO VIETNAMESE WAR
CHINA VIETNAM WAR 1979
China's 1979 war with Vietnam: a reassessment / Xiaoming Zhang - 2005
This review of China's invasion of Vietnam looks at what China hoped to achieve, the military strategy and preparations for the attack, and the aftermath. China intended to "teach Vietnam a lesson" but the PLA performed poorly and it was China that (in a military sense) received the lesson. Considers the political and military repercussions of the conflict from China's perspective.
SINO VIETNAMESE WAR
CHINA VIETNAM WAR 1979