In this classic account of the French B. Fall vividly captures the sights, sound, and smells of the savage eight-year conflict in the jungles and mountains of Southeast Asia from 1946 to 1954. The French fought well to the last, but even with the lethal advantages of airpower, they could not stave off the Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists, who countered with a hit-and-run campaign of ambushed, booby traps, and nighttime raids, defeat came at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, setting the stage for American involvement and opening another tragic chapter in Vietnam's history.
Bernard b. Fall was a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia. Before he was killed while covering Vietnam in 1967, Fall wrote several other books including Hell in a Very Small Place and Last Reflections on a War.
Product Details
ISBN: 9780811732369
Publication: Stackpole Books
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Page : 407
Dimension: (w x h): 15.20 cm x 22.90 cm
Weight: 0.70kg
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