"Kampuchea: August 1978" contains firsthand reports from a Swedish delegation that visited Democratic Kampuchea in August 1978, witnessing the revolutionary transformation of the country just months before the Vietnamese invasion. It provides rare insight into the achievements of Democratic Kampuchea, where over 90% of the population lived in cooperatives, working together to increase rice production to record levels, allowing for surplus exports by 1977. Massive irrigation projects, such as the '6th of January' dam, were constructed by 8,000 workers, reviving ancient Angkorian techniques to ensure long-term agricultural self-sufficiency. With money abolished and markets eliminated, the people’s state guaranteed food, housing, and clothing for all, removing the exploitation that once plagued the rural poor, who had previously been trapped by moneylenders charging up to 240% interest. The urban-rural divide was eliminated as the people repurposed cities for industry, transforming war debris—bombs and tanks—into tools for construction and agriculture, while new training programs turned former peasants into machinists, electricians, and industrial workers. Phnom Penh, once a city of excess for the privileged elite, was reorganized to serve the revolution, while smaller cities like Kompong Cham transitioned from 50,000 to a productive 20,000-person workforce.