The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer Rouge, 1975-79Yale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 477 pages This edition of Ben Kiernan's account of the Cambodian revolution and genocide includes a new preface that takes the story up to 2008 and the UN-sponsored Khmer Rouge tribunal. Kiernan's other books include 'Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur' and 'How Pol Pot Came to Power'. |
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... Heng Samrin , says his regiment closed in on Neak Leung " from east and west , and on the water . " 4 On 1 April , the town fell . The Mekong had been Phnom Penh's lifeline . Lon Nol left for the United States the same day . The Surrender ...
... Heng Samrin , says his regiment closed in on Neak Leung " from east and west , and on the water . " 4 On 1 April , the town fell . The Mekong had been Phnom Penh's lifeline . Lon Nol left for the United States the same day . The Surrender ...
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... Samrin was his deputy . The 2nd Zone Division , commanded by Samrin's younger brother , Heng Thai , fought through to the east bank of the Mekong , opposite the capital . The 3rd , which included marines , advanced along the west bank ...
... Samrin was his deputy . The 2nd Zone Division , commanded by Samrin's younger brother , Heng Thai , fought through to the east bank of the Mekong , opposite the capital . The 3rd , which included marines , advanced along the west bank ...
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... Heng Samrin says : " The plan was announced at the meeting to attack and liberate Phnom Penh , and to evacuate the people out of Phnom Penh , temporarily . " Chakrey passed the order to his officers . He also secretly told Samrin that ...
... Heng Samrin says : " The plan was announced at the meeting to attack and liberate Phnom Penh , and to evacuate the people out of Phnom Penh , temporarily . " Chakrey passed the order to his officers . He also secretly told Samrin that ...
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... Heng Samrin says he only discovered a month later that the townspeople would be forbidden to return to their homes . 17 Further , while Samrin was aware of Hou Yuon's oppo- sition , the Southwest cadre knew of " no opposition to this ...
... Heng Samrin says he only discovered a month later that the townspeople would be forbidden to return to their homes . 17 Further , while Samrin was aware of Hou Yuon's oppo- sition , the Southwest cadre knew of " no opposition to this ...
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... Heng Samrin reached the Independence Monument in south - central Phnom Penh.23 Citizens of the capital quickly noticed the difference between the Eastern troops and those entering the town from other zones ; the Easterners wore khaki or ...
... Heng Samrin reached the Independence Monument in south - central Phnom Penh.23 Citizens of the capital quickly noticed the difference between the Eastern troops and those entering the town from other zones ; the Easterners wore khaki or ...
Contents
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CHAPTER EIGHT Power Politics 197677 | 313 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN The End of the Pol Pot Regime | 440 |
Select Bibliography | 467 |
Other editions - View all
The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer ... Ben Kiernan No preview available - 1996 |
The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer ... Ben Kiernan No preview available - 2008 |
The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer ... Ben Kiernan No preview available - 1996 |
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