Edward C O’Dowd
Biographic Data
| ID | 6154238 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward C O’Dowd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward C |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Dowd |
| SIGNATURE | O’DOWD E C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Marine Corps University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Irregular warfare in translation
Past efforts by the United States to understand Chinese strategic thought in irregular warfare have relied heavily upon translation. Samuel B. Griffith, a decorated combat veteran, was particularly important in this regard, having served in China even as Mao Zedong emerged. It was the Vietnam War which focused attention on Griffith’s work, even as the same war was tapped by China in its own effort to understand the guerrilla warfare of a new era.…
What Kind of War is This?’
This article explores the nature of the American war in Vietnam in an effort to determine whether it was a response to an indigenous uprising or an external effort by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to use a wide array of policies and programs to unite North Vietnam and South Vietnam under the party’s leadership. Miles, soldier, scholar, mentor, and friend, on the occasion of his retirement from Princeton University. Merle Pribbenow, Anne Lo…
Ho Chi Minh and the origins of the Vietnamese doctrine of guerrilla tactics
In a very important sense, the Vietnamese military history of the communist era began in 1941, when Ho Chi Minh prepared ‘Guerrilla Tactics’ (Cach Danh Du Kich).1 1. Ministry of Defense Center for the Military Encyclopedia Ministry of Defense Center for the Military Encyclopedia. 1996. Tu Dien Bach Hoa Quan Su Vietnam, Hanoi: People's Army Publishing Company. [Google Scholar], Tu Dien Bach Hoa Quan Su Vietnam, 69. The publication of this essay, w…
Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War
This well-researched volume examines the Sino-Vietnamese hostilities of the late 1970s and 1980s, attempting to understand them as strategic, operational and tactical events. The Sino-Vietnamese War was the third Indochina war, and contemporary Southeast Asia cannot be properly understood unless we acknowledge that the Vietnamese fought three, not two, wars to establish their current role in the region. The war was not about the Sino-Vietnamese b…
Defining the Role of the PLA in the Post-Mao Era
Research Article| June 01 1986 Defining the Role of the PLA in the Post-Mao Era Monte R. Bullard, Monte R. Bullard Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Edward C. O'Dowd Edward C. O'Dowd Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1957) 26 (6): 706–720. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644132 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary D…
Ho Chi Minh and the origins of the Vietnamese doctrine of guerrilla tactics
In a very important sense, the Vietnamese military history of the communist era began in 1941, when Ho Chi Minh prepared ‘Guerrilla Tactics’ (Cach Danh Du Kich).1 1. Ministry of Defense Center for the Military Encyclopedia Ministry of Defense Center for the Military Encyclopedia. 1996. Tu Dien Bach Hoa Quan Su Vietnam, Hanoi: People's Army Publishing Company. [Google Scholar], Tu Dien Bach Hoa Quan Su Vietnam, 69. The publication of this essay, w…
What Kind of War is This?’
This article explores the nature of the American war in Vietnam in an effort to determine whether it was a response to an indigenous uprising or an external effort by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to use a wide array of policies and programs to unite North Vietnam and South Vietnam under the party’s leadership. Miles, soldier, scholar, mentor, and friend, on the occasion of his retirement from Princeton University. Merle Pribbenow, Anne Lo…
Defining the Role of the PLA in the Post-Mao Era
Research Article| June 01 1986 Defining the Role of the PLA in the Post-Mao Era Monte R. Bullard, Monte R. Bullard Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Edward C. O'Dowd Edward C. O'Dowd Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1957) 26 (6): 706–720. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644132 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary D…
Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War
This well-researched volume examines the Sino-Vietnamese hostilities of the late 1970s and 1980s, attempting to understand them as strategic, operational and tactical events. The Sino-Vietnamese War was the third Indochina war, and contemporary Southeast Asia cannot be properly understood unless we acknowledge that the Vietnamese fought three, not two, wars to establish their current role in the region. The war was not about the Sino-Vietnamese b…
Ho Chi Minh and the origins of the Vietnamese doctrine of guerrilla tactics
In a very important sense, the Vietnamese military history of the communist era began in 1941, when Ho Chi Minh prepared ‘Guerrilla Tactics’ (Cach Danh Du Kich).1 1. Ministry of Defense Center for the Military Encyclopedia Ministry of Defense Center for the Military Encyclopedia. 1996. Tu Dien Bach Hoa Quan Su Vietnam, Hanoi: People's Army Publishing Company. [Google Scholar], Tu Dien Bach Hoa Quan Su Vietnam, 69. The publication of this essay, w…
What Kind of War is This?’
This article explores the nature of the American war in Vietnam in an effort to determine whether it was a response to an indigenous uprising or an external effort by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to use a wide array of policies and programs to unite North Vietnam and South Vietnam under the party’s leadership. Miles, soldier, scholar, mentor, and friend, on the occasion of his retirement from Princeton University. Merle Pribbenow, Anne Lo…
Irregular warfare in translation
Past efforts by the United States to understand Chinese strategic thought in irregular warfare have relied heavily upon translation. Samuel B. Griffith, a decorated combat veteran, was particularly important in this regard, having served in China even as Mao Zedong emerged. It was the Vietnam War which focused attention on Griffith’s work, even as the same war was tapped by China in its own effort to understand the guerrilla warfare of a new era.…
Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (4 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Vietnamese (3 works) · Citizen journalism (2 works) · Communism (2 works)