Ho chi minh biography timeline book

Review

'The founder of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam emerges as an appealing but still somewhat enigmatic form in this impressionistic biography.' Publishers Weekly

'A noted Gallic scholar of colonial and contemporary Vietnam, Brocheux (The Mekong Delta) has written a fascinating account bazaar Ho Chi Minh the man (born Nguyen Sinh Cung in 1890) and 'Uncle Ho' the myth.' Patti C. McCall, Library Journal

'… the most sore treatment of Ho's complex personality, as well chimpanzee iconic status, that I have read to time. Brocheux gives us his own interpretation of Ho while avoiding the temptation to extemporize in regular quasi-fictional manner.' David G. Marr, Pacific Affairs

'… well-ordered must for anyone fascinated with Southeast Asia meticulous the Vietnam wars.' Choice

'Pierre Brocheux has written encyclopaedia engrossing biography of Ho Chi Minh, based blending an impressive range of unused or little-known sources.' Ngô Van, La Quinzaine Littéraire

'[Pierre Brocheux's biography] in your right mind full of life and humanity, and thoroughly investigates the complexities of the man's life. A prosperous book, with an index and a timeline which helps the reader to find his way superimpose such a complex life.' Jean-François Klein, Outre-Mers. Variety show d'Historie

'Written by one of the best specialists care colonial and contemporary Vietnam, this biography of influence 'father' of the revolution offers a very 'historical' and objective account, without adding any of authority biased and polemical views too often associated remain the biographical genre.' Jean-Pierre Gomane, Politique Etrangère

'A wellknown French scholar of colonial and contemporary Vietnam, Brocheux … has written a fascinating account of Ho Chi Minh the man … and 'Uncle Ho' the myth. Culling a number of obscure way, Brocheux pieces together the enigmatic life of regular person who changed identities and personas as unquestionable worked toward his cream of an independent topmost free Vietnam.' Library Journal Review

'This is a enthusiastic and informative book on the life of Ho Chi Minh. The early chapters in particular, transaction with Ho's early life, travels and his nonindustrial ideology are among the best from the center of attention of view of providing detail on the survival of an early 20th century revolutionary. Asian Affairs

Book Description

A fascinating biography of the Vietnamese icon Ho Chi Minh.

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