Chinese military strategy in the third Indochina war: The last maoist war

Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War: The Last Maoist War

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-234

  O'Dowd, Edward C ^a  

^a Marine Corps University   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203088968     Document Type: Book

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