Dien Bien Phu: The Epic Battle America Forgot
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Dien Bien Phu is recognized as one of history's great battles. It began in November 1953, when French paratroopers seized a small airstrip in Northwestern Vietnam. It ended in May 1954 with tens of thousands of Vietminh troops overrunning the beseiged garrison. A third of the 15,000 French defenders died in combat, fewer than a hundred escaped into the jungle. Thousands more died in captivity. The... More
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Publisher | Brassey's Inc |
Binding | Paperback (5 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 240 |
ISBN-10 | 1574880241 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1574880243 |
Publication Date | 03/1996 |
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