Table of contents : Contents List of Maps and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Background 2. Ho Chi Minh in China, 1938-1945 3. The Birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Chinese Occupation, 1945-1946 4. Chinese Influence: Decrease and Increase, 1946-1949 5. A Chinese Revolutionary Model for Vietnam, 1950-1954 6. The Geneva Settlement, 1954 7. Epilogue: Peking, Hanoi, and a New Peace for Vietnam Appendices Bibliography Index