The chronicle of a people's war : the military and strategic history of the Cambodian Civil War, 1979-1991 / Boraden Nhem.

Author
Nhem, Boraden [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
  • ©2018
Description
viii, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

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    "This book describes the strategic and military history of the Cambodian Civil War from when it deposed the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in 1979 until the political settlement in 1991. The People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) survived in the face of a fierce insurgency due to three factors: an appealing and reasonably well implemented political program, extensive political indoctrination, and the use of a hybrid army. The narrative and critical analysis is driven by extensive interviews and primary source archives which have never been accessed before by any scholar, including interviews with former veterans, battlefield footage, and publications of the Cambodian Institute of Military History."--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: the chronic war
    • Road to war
    • The coalition government of democratic Kampuchea: the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend
    • The People's Republic of Kampuchea: when in doubt, apply people's war
    • When the sky falls and mountains are flattened: the CGDK made operation graduation
    • Parting offensives: residual battles of the Cambodian civil war
    • Conclusion: the elusive peace.
    Other title(s)
    Military and strategic history of the Cambodian civil war, 1979-1991
    ISBN
    • 9781138630093 ((hardback ; : alk. paper))
    • 1138630098 ((hardback ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2017002772
    OCLC
    971130566
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