The Last Valley
dien bien phu and the french defeat in vietnam
$63.77
- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2005
Summary
Dien Bien Phu: Stalingrad in the Jungle
In the winter of 1953-54, the French army in Vietnam baited General Giap’s Viet Minh into a decisive confrontation. Ten thousand French paratroopers and legionnaires, backed by artillery and tanks, were airlifted to the isolated valley of Dien Bien Phu. Their mission: to construct an impenetrable fortress, drawing Giap’s untested regiments into a battle of annihilation.
What followed was a brutal siege, a Stalingrad transposed to the d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304366927 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0304366927 |
| Author: | Martin Windrow |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2005 |
| Weight: | 902g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 141mm x 42mm |
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Martin Windrow
Born in 1944 and educated in Wellington College, Martin Windrow is an Associate of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the Foreign Legion Association of Great Britain. He has worked in publishing since the mid-1960s as a commissioning editor and author.
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