Book Review: Alliances & Armor: Communist Diplomacy and Armored Warfare During the War in Vietnam

Defense Studies |

Author: Jim Pomeroy

| Reviewed by: Dr. Gregory A. Daddis, Melbern G. Glasscock Endowed Chair in American History, Texas A&M University
 
In Alliances & Armor, Jim Pomeroy reveals how Cold War diplomacy shaped North Vietnam’s battlefield tactics, transforming guerrilla warfare into Soviet-style armored offensives. Drawing from multi-archival sources, the book traces Hanoi’s strategic pivot from China to the USSR amid shifting global alliances and escalating US involvement. With gripping detail, Pomeroy chronicles the rise of the People’s Army of Vietnam’s tank-led campaigns, culminating in the dramatic fall of Saigon.
 

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Keywords: Vietnam War, Cold War alliances, Soviet military aid, armored warfare, communist diplomacy