OUT OF COUNTRY WAR, VOLUME 1: The Secret War Begins, Laos 1954-1960

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Details how Laos and Cambodia's conflicts shaped America's defeat in South Vietnam. Shows how Hanoi's determination to make Laos a Communist state wrecked the 1954 Geneva Agreement; how its Pathet Lao puppet regime helped to polarize the nation and Hanoi then ignored a second Geneva Agreement in 1962. Looks not only at the military aspects of this confrontation with far-reaching consequences but also the growing deployment of air power as well as the political decisions and developments that influenced them, including surprising French influence. Contains 129 black and white photos, 21 color profiles, and 3 color maps.