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Title: A Needed Perspective
Review: This a much needed and well-done analysis of the Vietnam conflict. It puts the conflict in a global perspective that, at the time, most did not understand or appreciate. What is most interesting is Lind's analysis of the Russian influence on the politics of Ho Chi Minh and the North's conduct of the war. As one who was there, I can attest to the Russian influence. For example, once when we overran a newly arrived North Vietnamese unit we recovered a number of their backpacks. All had indentical items in them--items from Russia, Czechslovkia and other Eastern Bloc countries. This was not a civil war nor were the North Vietnamese supported solely or chiefly by the Chinese. I think Lind has gotten it right in many respects. This is a must read.
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