Le Kampuchea: Vietnam-Cambodge, Guerres et Indépendance by Catherine Quiminal, examines the struggle for Kampuchean sovereignty and the Vietnamese occupation that followed. It traces the Khmer Rouge’s rise from resistance against Sihanouk’s rule and U.S. intervention to their attempt at immediate collectivization and national self-reliance. Quiminal challenges Hanoi’s justification for invasion, exposing its long-term ambition to dominate Kampuchea under the pretext of ‘liberation.’ The book highlights internal weaknesses within Democratic Kampuchea, while reaffirming that national independence—rather than submission to Vietnam or Western imperialism—remains the Kampuchean people's true revolutionary goal.