Combining fresh approaches with a historical synthesis, this work presents general history of French Indochina. Focusing on economic, social, intellectual, and cultural dimensions, it treats Indochina's history from its inception in Cochinchina in 1858 to its crumbling at Dien Bien Ph in 1954 and on to decolonization.
Pierre Brocheux's biography of Ho Chi Minh offers a concise and engaging exploration of the life of this iconic figure. It traces his journey from a poor communist revolutionary to the leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, contextualizing his experiences within the broader historical themes of colonization and nation-building.