The Last Valley
Description
Stalingrad in the jungle: the battle that doomed the French Empire and led America into Vietnam
In winter 1953-54 the French army in Vietnam challenged its elusive enemy, General Giap's Viet Minh, to pitched battle. Ten thousand French paras and légionnaires, with artillery and tanks, were flown to the remote valley of Dien Bien Phu to build a fortress upon which Giap could smash his inexperienced regiments. The siege which followed became a Stalingrad in the jungle, and its outcome shocked the world.
PUBLISHER:
Orion Publishing Group
ISBN-10:
0304366927
ISBN-13:
9780304366927
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
BISAC:
History
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2005
NUMBER OF PAGES:
736
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
8.50(H) x 6.00(W) x 2.13(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / Adult
LANGUAGE:
English