Pierre Brocheuxis Professor of Contemporary History at Universiteacute; Paris VII-Denis Diderot and the author ofHo Chi Minh: A Biography and The MeKong Delta: Ecology, Economy and Revolution, 1860-1960.Daniel Heacute;meryis Professor of Contemporary History at Universiteacute; Paris VII-Denis Diderot and the author ofIn the Servitude of Power: Energy and Civilization through the Ages,among other books.
Preface; Timeline; Chronology; 1. In search of a future; 2. Missionary for the revolution; 3. Under the sword of Damocles (1931-1945); 4.The father of the nation; 5. The force of circumstance; Bibliography.