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An edition of Hell in a very small place: the siege of Dien Bien Phu (1966)

Hell in a very small place

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The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambitions), what it foretold (American involvement), and what it symbolized: A guerrilla force of Viet Minh destroyed a technologically superior French army, convincing the Viet Minh that similar tactics might prevail in battle with the U.S.

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Language
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515

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Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954, Điện Biên Phủ (Vietnam), Battle of, 1954, Dien bien phu, battle of, dien bien phu, vietnam, 1954, Schlacht, Dien Bien Phu, Battle of (Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam : 1954) fast (OCoLC)fst01709794, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, campaigns, History, Military

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Điện Biên Phủ (Vietnam)

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One of the last major battles fought by French Union forces in Indochina.

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Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
April 16, 2002, Da Capo Press
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Hell in a very small place: the siege of Dien Bien Phu
1985, Da Capo Press
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Hell in a very small place: the siege of Dien Bien Phu
1967, Lippincott
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Hell in a very small place: the siege of Dien Bien Phu
1967, Pall Mall P.
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Hell in a very small place: the siege of Dien Bien Phu
1967, Lippincott
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Hell in a very small place.
1966, Lippincott
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Hell in a very small place: the seige of Dien Bien Phu
1966, Lippincott
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Hell in a very small place
1966, Lippincott
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1966, Vintage Books
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Bibliography: p. [491]-492.

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Great battles of history

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Dewey Decimal Class
959.704
Library of Congress
DS550 .F28

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xii, 515 p.
Number of pages
515

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2571399
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21978

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It is "the" definitive book on the battle for Dien Bien Phu. Bernard Falls telling of the battle puts you right in the trenches with the French soldiers. His vivid description of the French paratroopers and their heroic but futile defense of a totally indefensible position, gives the reader a first hand account of what it is to fight a desperate but hopeless action with true bravery and indefatigable spirit.
Hell in a Very Small Place shows what happens when errors and miscalculations at the highest levels, and completely under estimating the capabilities and resolve of your enemy can lead to. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the first Indochina war.

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