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- catalog abstract ""One of the most important clashes of arms involving a European army in the post-1945 period, Dien Bien Phu was a hugely significant defeat for French global military power. An epic struggle that lasted from November 1953 to May 1954, it involved some of the toughest units of the French army in fierce fighting against the nationalist forces of the Viet Minh. The loss of the last garrison outpost of Dien Bien Phu ended the First Indo-China War and directly paved the way for the American Vietnam War. The final stage in a French defeat which confirmed the vulnerability of European colonial powers to armed insurgents, Dien Bien Phu remains a defining moment in military history and of the Cold War 'retreat from empire' in particular."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Dien Bien Phu, 1954".
- catalog contributor b13250958.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""One of the most important clashes of arms involving a European army in the post-1945 period, Dien Bien Phu was a hugely significant defeat for French global military power. An epic struggle that lasted from November 1953 to May 1954, it involved some of the toughest units of the French army in fierce fighting against the nationalist forces of the Viet Minh. The loss of the last garrison outpost of Dien Bien Phu ended the First Indo-China War and directly paved the way for the American Vietnam War. The final stage in a French defeat which confirmed the vulnerability of European colonial powers to armed insurgents, Dien Bien Phu remains a defining moment in military history and of the Cold War 'retreat from empire' in particular."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. The conflict in French Indo-China -- 2. The operational and strategic debate -- 3. Opening moves -- 4. French organisation and deployment -- 5. Combat capability of the French union forces -- 6. Combat capability of the communist forces -- 7. Battle is joined -- 8. Close combat -- 9. Shaping the final battle -- 10. International dimensions and other options -- 11. Prelude to defeat -- 12. The final onslaught -- 13. Truths and consequences.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122) and index.".
- catalog extent "128 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1857533720 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Battles in focus".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Brassey's ; Havertown, PA : Distributed in North America by Casemate Pub.,".
- catalog spatial "Vietnam.".
- catalog subject "959.7041 21".
- catalog subject "DS553.3.D5 S77 2004".
- catalog subject "Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954.".
- catalog subject "Indochinese War, 1946-1954 Campaigns Vietnam.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The conflict in French Indo-China -- 2. The operational and strategic debate -- 3. Opening moves -- 4. French organisation and deployment -- 5. Combat capability of the French union forces -- 6. Combat capability of the communist forces -- 7. Battle is joined -- 8. Close combat -- 9. Shaping the final battle -- 10. International dimensions and other options -- 11. Prelude to defeat -- 12. The final onslaught -- 13. Truths and consequences.".
- catalog title "Dien Bien Phu / David Stone.".
- catalog title "Dien Bien Phu, 1954".
- catalog type "text".