Description
| Product ID: | 9781472828910 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Series: | Combat |
| Title: | French Foreign Legionnaire vs Viet Minh Insurgent |
| Subtitle: | North Vietnam 1948–52 |
| Authors: | Author: Martin Windrow, Johnny Shumate |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Warfare and defence, Warfare & defence, Vietnam, c 1945 to c 1960 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-09-20 |
