China's 1979 war with Vietnam: a reassessment / Xiaoming Zhang
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The China Quarterly No 184, December 2005, pp.851-874 (17)Summary: 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.
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | XX(19539.1) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 19539-1001 |
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.
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