Andre Hoyles analyses the development, organisation and end of the mass strike in France, 1968, with reference to case studies of particular factories.
Đỗ Xuân Oanh (1923-2010) was a polymath artist, a virtuoso in music, poetry, and painting. He is the author of the iconic song "Mười chín tháng Tám" (August 19), an anthem dedicated to the August 1945 Revolution.
As ten million striking workers demanded the end of his regime, President Charles de Gaulle dissolved the French National Assembly and announced new elections.