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Valley of the Shadow : The Siege of Dien Bien Phu by Luc Olivier and Kevin Boylan (2018, Hardcover, Digital original)

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Using new material unearthed in French archives and Vietnamese-language publications, and the testimony of veterans, this book offers a new perspective on the climactic French defeat at Dien Bien Phu which took place during the First Indo-China War--the conflict that set the stage for the Vietnam War.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1472824377
ISBN-13
9781472824370
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242525689

Product Key Features

Book Title
Valley of the Shadow : the Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Author
Kevin Boylan, Luc Olivier
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 20th Century, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Publication Year
2018
Genre
History
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ds553.3.D5
Edition Description
Digital Original
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This book is the most detailed analysis yet published of Dien Bien Phu. The authors' research in recently available Vietnamese sources raises our understanding of this world-changing battle to a new level. It is underpinned by maps, orders-of-battle and statistical material which are of unprecedented completeness for a Western publication. Every chapter has surprises to offer which either change our perceptions, deepen our understanding, or both., "This book is the most detailed analysis yet published of Dien Bien Phu. The authors' research in recently available Vietnamese sources raises our understanding of this world-changing battle to a new level. It is underpinned by maps, orders-of-battle and statistical material which are of unprecedented completeness for a Western publication. Every chapter has surprises to offer which either change our perceptions, deepen our understanding, or both." - Martin Windrow, Author of 'The Last Valley' "Boylan's and Olivier's new work on the siege of Dien Bien Phu is a major contribution to scholarship which in some respects surpasses and supersedes all previous works on this epic story of the post-Second World War epoch. No-one interested in the First Indochina War (1946-1954) can afford to ignore it and it should also be read by all interested in the Second Indochina War (1959-1975). Boylan (by courtesy of Merle Pribbenow's translations) has made fuller use than any previous historian of Vietnamese Communist literature on this campaign, while Olivier has dived deep into French archival sources and interviewed an impressive array of veterans. The result is a work which busts myths and corrects oft-repeated errors. [...] For decades Bernard Fall has been venerated as an authority on the First Indochina War, his "Hell in a Very Small Place" long regarded as the classic account of the campaign. Boylan and Olivier are not intimidated by Fall's venerable status. Fall did not have access to some of the sources that Boylan and Olivier have used and they convincingly demonstrate that he got some things wrong. It is to be hoped that Fall's great work will continue to be read, but on the military events of the campaign Boylan's and Olivier's book now sets the standard." - Dr J. P. Harris, Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies at RMA Sandhurst
Table of Content
1. Introduction 2. L'Union Française 3. The Vietnamese People's Army 4. The Base Aero-Terrestre 5. Giap's First Offensive, March 13-18 6. The Lull, March 19-29 7. Giap's Second Offensive, March 30-April 2 8. April is the Cruelest Month, April 3-30 9. Giap's Third Offensive, May 1-8 10. Afterward
Copyright Date
2018
Dewey Decimal
959.7041
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by fortcasparAug 28, 2018
Well researched and full of detail.
Excellent book. Great resource. The detail of the last weeks of the battle is fantastic. Anyone interested in the battle of Dien Bien Phu will love this book.
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by 1014benelliJan 31, 2023
Pivotal battle that doomed French rule in Indochina.
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