ABSTRACT

This book is devoted to a comparison of the governmental and economic institutions of north and south zones of Viet-Nam; that each zone has its own set of economic and political troubles and that both sides are engaged in military efforts which may well overwhelm them in the end.

part One|78 pages

The Common Ground

chapter 1|6 pages

The Physical Setting

chapter 2|17 pages

A Glimpse of the Past

chapter 3|14 pages

Colonial Interlude

chapter 4|20 pages

White Man's End

chapter 5|19 pages

"Doc-Lap!"

part Two|122 pages

Revolution in the North

chapter 6|23 pages

The Rise of Ho Chi Minh

chapter 7|26 pages

The Road to Dien Bien Phu

chapter 8|39 pages

Garrison State

chapter 9|32 pages

"Road to Socialism"

part Three|214 pages

Insurgency in the South

chapter 10|21 pages

The Lost Decade

chapter 11|10 pages

Agony of a War

chapter 12|20 pages

Ngo Dinh Diem— Man and Myth

chapter 13|35 pages

A Tale of Two Republics

chapter 14|27 pages

The Economic Base

chapter 15|22 pages

The Second Indochina War

chapter 16|52 pages

"National Liberation"

chapter 17|25 pages

The Two Viet-Nams in Perspective