COTTRELL Robert C

Vietnam: the 17th parallel - New York: Chelsea House, 2004 - x, 138 p. - Arbitrary borders: .

History of Vietnamese resistance to French colonial rule that led to the Geneva Accords of 1954 under which the 17th parallel (line of latitude) was to be a temporary dividing line between the warring sides. Explains what happened after 1954 and why the ceasefire failed. Chronology, notes, index. Illustrations.

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VIETNAM
INDOCHINA WAR