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Title: Black Flags in Viet Nam: the story of a Chinese Intervention
Review: Written while the Viet Nam War was still in its early stages, the author attempts to bolster the old Eisenhower-period domino theory, implicating Chinese intervention in every future treaty proposal with Southeast Asian countries. He castigates the poor French to no end. The book is interesting and worthwhile for its historical content up to the period of 1885. The author offers a thorough background on Chinese/French/Vietnamese treaty negotiations during the time France was colonizing Indochina. This work will be of interest to any serious student of the history of Viet Nam, or those interested in Asian history and theimpact of western colonization in the Pacific Rim.
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