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The Vietnam People’s Army: From People’s Warfare to Military Modernization?

Carlyle A. Thayer

Pacific Affairs | Oct 6, 2026

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There has been a surge of academic publications on Vietnam since 1986 when Vietnam adopted a reform program known as Đổi Mới or renovation. Surprisingly, there have been no full-length books on Vie...

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Carlyle A. Thayer

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@article{Thayer2026Vietnam,
  title = {The Vietnam People’s Army: From People’s Warfare to Military Modernization?},
  author = {Carlyle A. Thayer},
  journal = {Pacific Affairs},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1080/0030851x.2026.2739718},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/0030851x.2026.2739718}
}

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