"The Forgotten Angels of Dien Bien Phu" Topic
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Tango01 | 24 Dec 2018 12:57 p.m. PST |
"In November 1953 the French army began building a base in the mountains around Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, hoping that it would lure the Viet Minh guerrilla fighters into an open battle. Eventually, 16,000 French personnel each manned the six fortified outposts named, as legend has it, after French commander Col. Christian de Castries's mistresses Beatrice, Gabrielle et cetera.
In a two-month siege that began on March 1954, 50,000 Viet Minh troops under Gen. Võ Nguyên Giáp turned the trap on its head through adroit use of artillery to disrupt the outpost's aerial supply lines…." Main page link
Amicalement Armand |
14Bore | 24 Dec 2018 4:55 p.m. PST |
I read Hell in a Very Small Place in high school over 40 years ago and really want a copy to read again. |
jdginaz | 24 Dec 2018 6:31 p.m. PST |
A better choice would be "The Last Battle" more up-to-date an less of B. Fall's biases. |
14Bore | 24 Dec 2018 6:43 p.m. PST |
jdginaz – Not sure which book you are referring to. Part of wanting a copy is I read that at a very young age and want to own a copy. |
Legion 4 | 25 Dec 2018 10:27 a.m. PST |
Yes, Fall's "Hell In A Very Small Place" is a very good read. But I have not read "The Last Battle" … yet … |
jdginaz | 25 Dec 2018 11:43 p.m. PST |
Sorry that should be "The Last Valley". |
Tango01 | 26 Dec 2018 11:59 a.m. PST |
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Legion 4 | 27 Dec 2018 9:31 a.m. PST |
Yes, thanks ! But does that book take place during the French colonial occupation of SE Asia ? |
jdginaz | 27 Dec 2018 9:43 p.m. PST |
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Legion 4 | 28 Dec 2018 9:09 a.m. PST |
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14Bore | 31 Dec 2018 1:58 p.m. PST |
Last Valley looks interesting. |
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