Book contents
- The Third Indochina War
- The Third Indochina War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Vietnam–Cambodia–China Relations (1950s–1975)
- 2 From the Fall of Saigon to the Invasion of Cambodia (April 1975–December 1978)
- 3 The Sino-Vietnamese War (February 1979)
- 4 Regional Responses to the Vietnamese Invasion
- 5 The Long-Drawn Endgame
- Epilogue
- List of Characters/Dramatis Personae
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - The Long-Drawn Endgame
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2024
Book contents
- The Third Indochina War
- The Third Indochina War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Vietnam–Cambodia–China Relations (1950s–1975)
- 2 From the Fall of Saigon to the Invasion of Cambodia (April 1975–December 1978)
- 3 The Sino-Vietnamese War (February 1979)
- 4 Regional Responses to the Vietnamese Invasion
- 5 The Long-Drawn Endgame
- Epilogue
- List of Characters/Dramatis Personae
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter describes the complex twists and turns in the efforts to bring the war to an end in the 1980s. It shows that wars are easy to start and hard to end and that all wars must eventually end through a political act.
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- The Third Indochina WarAn International History, pp. 110 - 141Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024