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Beschreibung

The French Indochina War (1946-54) was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters. It was also unique in that the insurgency evolved from low-level guerrilla activity to mobile operations by a large conventional army which finally defeated a large European-led expeditionary force supported by artillery, armor, and air-power. The war's progress was almost entirely dictated by the extreme terrain, and by the Chinese support enjoyed by the Vietnamese insurgents. The actions explored in this study cover three contrasting phases of the war in Tonkin during 1948-52, setting both sides on the path that would lead to the conflict's climactic encounter at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a range of sources, this meticulously researched study casts new light on the troops who fought on both sides in this evolving and momentous conflict.

The French Indochina War (1946-54) was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters. It was also unique in that the insurgency evolved from low-level guerrilla activity to mobile operations by a large conventional army which finally defeated a large European-led expeditionary force supported by artillery, armor, and air-power. The war's progress was almost entirely dictated by the extreme terrain, and by the Chinese support enjoyed by the Vietnamese insurgents. The actions explored in this study cover three contrasting phases of the war in Tonkin during 1948-52, setting both sides on the path that would lead to the conflict's climactic encounter at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a range of sources, this meticulously researched study casts new light on the troops who fought on both sides in this evolving and momentous conflict.

Über den Autor
Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French Army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam (2004).
Zusammenfassung
This book will complement existing Osprey titles on the French-Indochina War, including MAA 322 The French Indochina War 1946-54 (1998) as well as Valley of the Shadow: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu, which will be published by Osprey in July 2018.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The opposing sides
Combat 1
Combat 2
Combat 3
Analysis
Aftermath
Bibliography
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Fachbereich: Zeitgeschichte & Politik
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: ab 1949
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Combat
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472828910
ISBN-10: 1472828917
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Windrow, Martin
Illustrator: Shumate, Johnny
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Combat
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 249 x 182 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Windrow
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.09.2018
Gewicht: 0,261 kg
Artikel-ID: 111229270