The objective of this case study is to contribute to increased analytic understanding of revolutionary (internal) war. Specifically, the study analyzes the Vietnamese Revolution by examining two types of information in terms of their relationship to the occurrence. The study is not focused on the strategy and tactics countering revolutions.

Economic maladjustment --Social antagonism -- Political weakness -- Composition of revolutionary actors -- Revolutionary strategy and goals -- Ideology or myth -- Organization of the revolutionary movement -- Techniques of the revolution -- Active involvement of foreign powers.