Some historians of the Vietnam War concentrate on the origins of US involvement as well as the Americanization from the conflict, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen examines the worldwide context where North Vietnamese market leaders pursued the battle and American treatment finished. This riveting narrative takes the listener in the marshy Mekong Delta swamps to the bomb-saturated Crimson River Delta, through the corridors of power in Hanoi and Saigon to the Nixon White colored House, and through the peace discussions in Paris to high- about Hanoi’s War: An International Background of the War for Serenity in Vietnam level conferences in Beijing and Moscow, all to reveal that tranquility never had a chance in Vietnam.

Hanoi’s War renders transparent the internal workings of America’s most elusive foe during the Frosty War and demonstrates the battle fought through the peace negotiations was bloodier and much more far-reaching than believed before. Using never-before-seen archival materials from the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as components from other archives all over the world, Nguyen explores the politics of warmaking and peacemaking not merely from your North Vietnamese perspective but also from that of South Vietnam, the Soviet Union, China, and america, presenting a uniquely international portrait.