Ho Chi Minh: Political Leaders Of The Twentieth Century
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Part of Pelican Books' acclaimed Political Leaders of the Twentieth Century series, this authoritative biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary architect of Vietnamese independence and founding father of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Written by renowned French journalist and historian Jean Lacouture, the work draws on firsthand reporting and deep regional expertise to present a vivid portrait of one of the most consequential political figures of the modern era. Lacouture traces Ho Chi Minh's remarkable journey from his origins in colonial Indochina, through his years as a clandestine communist organiser in Europe and China, to his emergence as the iconic leader of the Vietnamese nationalist movement. The biography argues that Ho Chi Minh's genius lay not merely in military strategy, but in his extraordinary capacity to inspire mass loyalty and sustain a revolutionary cause across decades of brutal conflict against French colonialism and American intervention. Scholarly yet compellingly readable, this remains one of the definitive Western accounts of a leader whose influence shaped the course of twentieth-century history.
Author: Jean Lacouture
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Part of Pelican Books' acclaimed Political Leaders of the Twentieth Century series, this authoritative biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary architect of Vietnamese independence and founding father of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Written by renowned French journalist and historian Jean Lacouture, the work draws on firsthand reporting and deep regional expertise to present a vivid portrait of one of the most consequential political figures of the modern era. Lacouture traces Ho Chi Minh's remarkable journey from his origins in colonial Indochina, through his years as a clandestine communist organiser in Europe and China, to his emergence as the iconic leader of the Vietnamese nationalist movement. The biography argues that Ho Chi Minh's genius lay not merely in military strategy, but in his extraordinary capacity to inspire mass loyalty and sustain a revolutionary cause across decades of brutal conflict against French colonialism and American intervention. Scholarly yet compellingly readable, this remains one of the definitive Western accounts of a leader whose influence shaped the course of twentieth-century history.