S2 Ep8: Rolling Thunder in Vietnam, Clouds Over Cambodia
In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare
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The 1965 Khmer Delegation to Hanoi
This chapter explores a pivotal meeting of the Khmer Workers' Party in January 1965, which set the stage for the Cambodian communist movement's ambitions and challenges. It details the Cambodian delegation's visit to Hanoi seeking support and the subsequent disappointment from North Vietnamese leaders who advised against initiating armed conflict. The narrative also delves into Pol Pot's ideological struggles, strained Cambodian-Vietnamese relations, and the complex dynamics that characterized their revolutionary strategies amidst the Vietnam War.
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