Description
| Product ID: | 9780811736541 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Stackpole Military History Series |
| Title: | Street Without Joy |
| Subtitle: | The French Debacle in Indochina |
| Authors: | Author: Bernard B. Fall |
| Page Count: | 424 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, History, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, South East Asia, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating First published in 1961 by Stackpole Books, Street without Joy is a classic of military history. First published in 1961 by Stackpole Books, Street without Joy is a classic of military history. Journalist and scholar Bernard Fall vividly captured the sights, sounds, and smells of the brutal— and politically complicated—conflict between the French and the Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists in Indochina. The French fought to the bitter end, but even with the lethal advantages of a modern military, they could not stave off the Viet Minh insurgency of hit-and-run tactics, ambushes, booby traps, and nighttime raids. The final French defeat came at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, setting the stage for American involvement and a far bloodier chapter in Vietnam‘s history. Fall combined graphic reporting with deep scholarly knowledge of Vietnam and its colonial history in a book memorable in its descriptions of jungle fighting and insightful in its arguments. After more than a half a century in print, Street without Joy remains required reading. |
| Imprint Name: | Stackpole Books |
| Publisher Name: | Stackpole Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-02-16 |
