Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu Contributor(s): Fall, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 030681157X ISBN-13: 9780306811579 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2002 Annotation: "The definitive account" (Saturday Review) of the battle that paved the way for American involvement in Vietnam |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Modern - 20th Century |
Dewey: 959.704 |
LCCN: 84029203 |
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.05 lbs) 568 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |