The setting of the Lao revolutionary movement--the growth of the Lao revolutionary movement and the Vietnamese role--the drive for independence: the Viet Mink an dthe Pathet Lao, 1949-1954--north Vietnam and the Lao Communists' bid for power, 1954-1962--the context of the curent struggle--north Vietnamese advice and support--the nirth Vietnamese military adviser in Laos: a first-hand account--the north Vietnamese military presence--the relationship, public and secret--an assessment

1. Laos -- Politics and government
2. Vietnam (Democratic republic
3. 1946- ) -- Foreign relations -- Laos
4. Laos -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam (Democratic republic
5. 1946- )