The War in Laos 1960-75 (Men-at-Arms)

As World War II drew to a close, the Imperial Japanese military seized control of Laos, a French protectorate, and encouraged nationalist movements to forestall the revival of French power in the region. Despite these efforts the French re-entered Indochina and methodically retook the protectorate. By 1957, the government of Laos and the core of the Communist Laotian forces, known as the Pathet Lao, entered an uneasy truce, which plunged the country into 15 years of war. This text explores the resulting war, providing a summary of events and profiling the Laotian government forces, the government Allied forces and the Communist forces.Kenneth Conboy is the author of 'The War in Laos 1960-75 (Men-at-Arms)', published 1989 under ISBN 9780850459388 and ISBN 0850459389.