The Last Confucian

American Annamite Chain armed Arvins attack Bangkok Bao Dai battalions battle began Binh Xuyen border cadres Cambodia Catholic chief China Chinese Civil Guard Colonel Phuoc commander Communist Party coup defense Diem's Dien Bien Phu enemy fight forces French Geneva Agreement Giap guerrilla guns Hanoi High Plateau Ho's Hoa Hao hundred Indo-China jungle killed Kontum land Lao Dong Party Laotian leader Mekong delta miles military million Minh trail mobile montagnards mountains moved Nam Tha namese nationalists Neua neutrality Nguyen North northeast officers operation paratroop Pathet Lao peasants Peking Phong Phoumi Pibul political population posts Province Red River delta régime revolt revolutionary rice road Royal Lao army Saigon Sarit SEATO Self-Defense Corps soldiers Souphanouvong South Vietnam South-East Asia Souvanna Phouma tactics Thai Thailand thousand tion Tongking town tribesmen troops Tuy Hoa United Vientiane Viet Cong Viet Minh Vietnamese Vinh Western