Looking Back at the Sino-Vietnamese War

On the morning of February 17, 1979, the People’s Republic of China began shelling the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Shortly thereafter, 100,000 PLA troops crossed the border into Vietnam. Five columns of troops swept through the border areas, taking several cities in the area. We are approaching the 40th anniversary of this brief but fascinating military campaign so I wanted to get this out.

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