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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472828917
ISBN-139781472828910
eBay Product ID (ePID)242583347
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrench Foreign Légionnaire Vs Viet Minh Insurgent : North Vietnam 1948-52
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicAsia / Southeast Asia, Europe / France, Military / Vietnam War, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
IllustratorYes, Shumate, Johnny
GenreHistory
AuthorMartin Windrow
Book SeriesCombat Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Series Volume Number36
SynopsisAn absorbing study that pits French Foreign Légionnaires against Viet Minh fighters in three bloody battles of the French Indochina War, the forerunner to the US-led Vietnam War., The French Indochina War (1946-54) was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters. It was also unique in that the insurgency evolved from low-level guerrilla activity to mobile operations by a large conventional army which finally defeated a large European-led expeditionary force supported by artillery, armor, and air-power. The war's progress was almost entirely dictated by the extreme terrain, and by the Chinese support enjoyed by the Vietnamese insurgents. The actions explored in this study cover three contrasting phases of the war in Tonkin during 1948-52, setting both sides on the path that would lead to the conflict's climactic encounter at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a range of sources, this meticulously researched study casts new light on the troops who fought on both sides in this evolving and momentous conflict.