Elephant & Dragon 11: The 1984-85 Dry Season Offensive
Around the Cambodian-Thai border areas between November 1979 and April 1989, there were over 50 direct attacks and battles on
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Elephant And Dragon 10: Attacks, Aid, And Avoiding Famine In 1980
With the Khmer Rogue leadership at the UN and Cold War rivalries competing, the situation for Cambodian civilians at the
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Between The Elephant & Dragon 9: 1979 And The United Nations
On January 11, 1979 the Kampuchean People’s Revolutionary Council (KPRC) proclaimed the People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK). The same week,
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Elephant & Dragon Part 8: The Fall Of Democratic Kampuchea 1975-79
After seizing power in April 1975, the newly installed Khmer Rouge regime- known locally as the ‘Angkar’ and internationally as
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The Elephant & Dragon 6: 1970- A Very Bad Year
The turning point for modern Cambodia came in the first half of 1970. A chain of events in Phnom Penh,
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