Reviews

"Based almost entirely on primary sources, this is one of the most thorough accounts yet written of the rise of Vietnamese communism. Khanh sees communism in Vietnam as a fusion of nationalism and Leninism, one indigenous and the other imported. The book contains a remarkable amount of research and will be useful to historians, general readers, and to policy makers."-Foreign Affairs "This book represents an important turning point in the historiography of modern Vietnam, and it is assuredly the best book on the Communist party in a major Western language... An outstanding analysis of the first phase of the longest revolutionary struggle in modern history."-Journal of Contemporary Asia "This is not only 'must reading' for students of Vietnamese history, but also is of value for those interested in the development of revolutionary movements and communist parties."-Guardian Newsweekly