Hell in a Very Small Place : The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
by Fall, Bernard B.
Series: Great battles of history series Published by : Vintage Books (New York) Physical details: xii,515 Pages 20x12 cm | HB Year: 1968| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | 959.704 F177H 1968 (Browse shelf) | Available | 4718 |
Include Map and Index
The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambitions), what it foretold (American involvement), and what it symbolized: A guerrilla force of Viet Minh destroyed a technologically superior French army, convincing the Viet Minh that similar tactics might prevail in battle with the U.S
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