| darthfozzywig | 09 Mar 2018 2:43 p.m. PST |
Legend has it that the French strongpoints at Dien Bien Phu were named after Christian de Castries' mistresses. Which (or who!) is your favorite? Anne-Marie
Beatrice
Claudine
Dominique
Eliane
Francoise
Gabrielle
Huguette
Isabelle |
nnascati  | 09 Mar 2018 2:54 p.m. PST |
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 Extra Crispy  | 09 Mar 2018 3:02 p.m. PST |
Well, it's no worse than all of Bill's recent poll/threads. I vote for Beatrice (Chirita):
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| 14Bore | 09 Mar 2018 3:06 p.m. PST |
Been to long since I read that book in high school, but I'll check back often to see what everyone else thinks. |
| Joe Legan | 09 Mar 2018 3:13 p.m. PST |
Bernard Fall dispels that myth though it makes a great story with great pictures. He states that was typical phonetic French language. Joe |
| brass1 | 09 Mar 2018 3:32 p.m. PST |
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| darthfozzywig | 09 Mar 2018 10:27 p.m. PST |
Favorite strongpoint????
Sue me. So far, EC is winning. |
 Legion 4 | 10 Mar 2018 8:40 a.m. PST |
Street Without Joy is a great read … And yes, I do like EC's "strongpoint" …  |
| 14Bore | 10 Mar 2018 6:15 p.m. PST |
Decided, Francoise Hardy of Grand Prix movie |
| darthfozzywig | 10 Mar 2018 11:43 p.m. PST |
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| darthfozzywig | 10 Mar 2018 11:45 p.m. PST |
Street Without Joy is a great read … Yes, it is, as is "Hell in a Very Small Place." Did you know Bernard Fall was killed on that very 'street without joy' in 1967? |
| Mick the Metalsmith | 11 Mar 2018 7:17 a.m. PST |
The one being overrun by my Viet Minh. |
| Legion 4 | 11 Mar 2018 8:30 a.m. PST |
"Hell in a Very Small Place" is also very well done. And yes, IIRC in '67 he was a journalist, killed on that "street". Forgot how though ? |
| Virginia Tory | 12 Mar 2018 9:21 a.m. PST |
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| darthfozzywig | 14 Mar 2018 10:37 a.m. PST |
Stepped on a mine, I believe. :( |
| zoneofcontrol | 14 Mar 2018 1:11 p.m. PST |
Extra Crispy-
I don't think she was really a strongpoint at Dien Bien Phu. She looks more like a collection of softpoints in the Bikini Atoll. |
| Patrick Sexton | 15 Mar 2018 2:43 p.m. PST |
Sparrowhawk, I like quad .50s. |
| Part time gamer | 17 May 2018 11:58 p.m. PST |
Favorite strongpoint?? IMHO, 'anywhere' you can dig-in a cpl of Hvy. MG's, a cpl. of Lt/Med, 60 – 81mm mortors and a good trench sys. for your troops. That would be a 'favorite' strong point, when the shells start to fall.  The death of that reporter brings to mind Ernie Pyle(?) the combat photographer KIA in the Pacific IIRC. |
| Legion 4 | 18 May 2018 2:55 p.m. PST |
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| BrianW | 16 Jun 2018 9:14 p.m. PST |
14Bore,
I find your argument VERY convincing, much more than EC's. |
| 14Bore | 03 May 2019 5:17 p.m. PST |
If nothing else did buy and reread Hell in a Very Small Place. |
| Prof Pate | 07 May 2019 1:32 p.m. PST |
Elaine 4 (named after my wife! Of course) John |
 deadhead | 08 May 2019 11:45 a.m. PST |
My wife too…but this was Eliane. No style these French. |
 miniMo | 08 May 2019 11:48 a.m. PST |
+1 to E.C. for reasoning.
Gabrielle, she was great in Xena! Remember, only you can make the polls more interesting! |
