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Hell in a Very Small Place : The Siege of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard Fall (2002, Trade Paperback)

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's future military defeat in the region, but would also provide a new model of modern warfare on which size and sophistication didn't always dictate victory.

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From the acclaimed scholar and reporter, a thorough and revealing account of the historic turning point in Vietnam's long struggle--the 1954 battle for Dien Bien Phu Like Gettysburg, Stalingrad, Midway, and Tet, the battle at Dien Bien Phu--a strategic attack launched by France against the Vietnamese in 1954 after eight long years of war--marked a historic turning point. By the end of the 56-day siege, a determined Viet Minh guerrilla force had destroyed a large, tactical French colonial army in the heart of Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese victory would not only end French occupation of Indochina and offer a sobering premonition of the U.S.'s future military defeat in the region, but would also provide a new model of modern warfare on which size and sophistication didn't always dictate victory. Before his death in Vietnam in 1967, Bernard Fall, a critically acclaimed scholar and reporter, drew upon declassified documents from the French Defense Ministry and interviews with thousands of surviving French and Vietnamese soldiers to weave a compelling account of the key battle of Dien Bien Phu. With maps highlighting the strategic points of conflict, with thirty-two pages of photos, and with Fall's thorough and insightful analysis, Hell in a Very Small Place has become one of the benchmarks in war reportage.

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Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
030681157x
ISBN-13
9780306811579
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038282474

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hell in a Very Small Place : the Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Author
Bernard Fall
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Vietnam War
Publication Year
2002
Genre
History
Number of Pages
568 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz

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"A thorough account of a brave, sanguinary battle that has since turned out to have immense historic importance."-- New Yorker
Dewey Decimal
959.704/2
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
19

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by XP2l7zd0QHi@Del...Dec 06, 2012
A memorable book; it is one of the best books that I have ever read.
One of the best books that I have read. Reads like a novel. Poignant and devastating is Mr. Fall's account of the siege of the out numbered French military units at Dien Bien Phu, Indo China, Vietnam in 1954 by communist soldiers under the command of General Giap. The day by day story is exhaustive, scholarly and sympathetic in style. The book is not only for the military history buff, but any one who likes a searing dramatic story well written. Mr. Fall was a great writer.
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