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Hell in a Very Small Place - The Siege of Dien Bien Phu

By: J.B. Lippincott

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (J.B. Lippincott)

Last Stocked on 9/15/2020

Product Info

Title
Hell in a Very Small Place - The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Publisher
Category
Author
Bernard B. Fall
Publish Year
1967
Pages
515
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x2"
NKG Part #
2147834039
Type
Hardcover

Description

Like Gettysburg, Stalingrad, Midway, and Tet, the battle at Dien Bien Phu--a strategic attack launched by France against the Vietnamese in 1954 after eight long years of war--marked a historic turning point. By the end of the 56-day siege, a determined Viet Minh guerrilla force had destroyed a large, tactical French colonial army in the heart of Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese victory would not only end French occupation of Indochina and offer a sobering premonition of the U.S.'s future military defeat in the region, but would also provide a new model of modern warfare on which size and sophistication didn't always dictate victory.

Before his death in Vietnam in 1967, Bernard Fall, a critically acclaimed scholar and reporter, drew upon declassified documents from the French Defense Ministry and interviews with thousands of surviving French and Vietnamese soldiers to weave a compelling account of the key battle of Dien Bien Phu. With maps highlighting the strategic points of conflict, with thirty-two pages of photos, and with Fall's thorough and insightful analysis, Hell in a Very Small Place has become one of the benchmarks in war reportage.

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