{"product_id":"ho-chi-minhs-blueprint-for-revolution-in-the-words-of-vietnamese-strategists-and-operatives-9781476665634","title":"Ho Chi Minh's Blueprint for Revolution: In the Words of Vietnamese Strategists and Operatives","description":"\u003cp\u003e When Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, the communist victory sent shockwaves around the world. Using ingenious strategy and tactics, Hồ Chi Minh had shown it was possible for a tiny nation to defeat a mighty Western power. The same tactics have been studied and replicated by revolutionary forces and terrorist organizations across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on recently declassified documents and rare interviews with Hồ Chi Minh's strategists and operatives, this book offers fresh perspective on his blueprint and the reasons behind both the French (1945-1954) and the American (1959-1975) failures in Vietnam, concluding with an analysis of the threat this model poses today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA former engineering consultant, \u003cb\u003eVirginia Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is now a security and defense analyst. She lives in London. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePhotographer and map designer \u003cb\u003eClive A. Hills\u003c\/b\u003e served in the British Parachute Regiment before he began working as a construction manager. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337975107858,"sku":"9781476665634","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_68b75c2f-08c1-4b00-8cd3-03ed67a255e0.jpg?v=1727973446","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ho-chi-minhs-blueprint-for-revolution-in-the-words-of-vietnamese-strategists-and-operatives-9781476665634","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}