THE LAST VALLEY. Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam.
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20th century,asia,europe,france,history,military,modern (16th-21st centuries),southeast asia,strategy,vietnam war, The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam, In December 1953 the French army challenged its elusive Vietnamese enemies to a stand-up battle. French paras landed on the border between Vietnam and Laos, astride the Communist lines of communication. The Vietnamese not only attacked, they isolated the French force and besieged it in its jungle base. The hunters became the hunted. As defeat loomed, the French appealed to the USA where Vice-President Nixon and Air Force General Le May planned to drop atomic bombs on the Vietnamese supply dumps. It fell to Winston Churchill to block the use of atomic weapons in Vietnam: President Eisenhower would not employ them without his consent. What followed became a Stalingrad in the jungle: the French were worn down and destroyed. The French withdrew from Vietnam but the country was divided at US insistence, creating the short-lived 'Republic of South Vietnam' for which 55,000 US servicemen would die over the next 20 years. The French colonial army regrouped in Algeria where a new war began, one it was so determined to win that its officers would ultimately attempt a coup d'etat. Dien Bien Phu is a true landmark battle. Its political consequences were profound. Militarily, it was the first defeat of modern western forces by an Asian guerrilla army.

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Mara Boeken.
Stalingrad in the jungle: the battle that doomed the French Empire and led America into Vietnam In winter 1953-54 the French army in Vietnam challenged its elusive enemy, General Giap's Viet Minh, to pitched battle. Ten thousand French paras and legionnaires, with artillery and tanks, were flown to the remote valley of Dien Bien Phu to build a fortress upon which Giap could smash his inexperienced regiments. The siege which followed became a Stalingrad in the jungle, and its outcome shocked the world.Soort: Met illustraties;Taal: Engels;Oorspronkelijke titel: The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam;Afmetingen: 57x234x156 mm;Gewicht: 1,26 kg;ISBN10: 029784671X;ISBN13: 9780297846710; Engelstalig | Hardcover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, 5Boros Books, NJ, SUMMIT, [RE:4].
Some may have high-lighting or writings, some are ex-library. Hard cover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, 5Boros Books, NJ, SUMMIT, [RE:4].
Very nice copy. Hard cover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Revival Books Ltd. Lancashire, Waterfoot, [RE:4].
Hardcover.