TY  - BOOK
AU  - ZHANG Xiaoming
TI  - China's 1979 war with Vietnam: a reassessment 
PY  - 2005///
KW  - SINO VIETNAMESE WAR
KW  - CHINA VIETNAM WAR 1979
N2  - 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
ER  -