Description: Dien Bien Phu 1954: The French Defeat that Lured America into Vietnam (Campaign) by Martin Windrow (Author), Peter Dennis (Illustrator) In late 1953, the seventh year of France's war against the Viet Minh insurgency in its colony of Vietnam, the C-in-C, General Navarre, was encouraged to plant an 'air-ground base' in the Thai Highlands at Dien Bien Phu, to distract General Giap's Vietnamese People's Army from both Annam and the French northern heartland in the Red River Delta, and to protect the Laotian border. Elite French paratroopers captured Dien Bien Phu, which was reinforced between December 1953 and February 1954 with infantry and artillery, a squadron of tanks and one of fighter-bombers, to a strength of 10,000 men. Giap and the VPA General Staff accepted the challenge of a major positional battle; through a total mobilization of national resources, and with Chinese logistical help, they assembled a siege army of 58,000 regular troops, equipped for the first time with 105mm artillery and 37mm AA guns. Here, author Martin Windrow describes how from their first assaults on 13 March 1954, the battle quickly developed into a dramatic 56-day 'Stalingrad in the jungle' that drew the attention of the world. Publisher : Osprey Publishing; 1st edition (August 17, 2021)Language : EnglishPaperback : 96 pagesISBN-10 : 1472844009ISBN-13 : 9781472844002
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Book Title: Dien Bien Phu 1954 : the French Defeat That Lured America Into Vietnam
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 0.2 in
Topic: Europe / France, Asia / General, Military / Vietnam War
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter, Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.6 in
Author: Martin Windrow
Book Series: Campaign Ser.
Item Width: 7.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
