Verlag: Osprey Publishing, 2011
ISBN 10: 184908422X ISBN 13: 9781849084222
Zustand: Very Good. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Verlag: Osprey Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1472844009 ISBN 13: 9781472844002
Zustand: As New. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.
Verlag: Osprey Publishing, 2021
ISBN 10: 1472844009 ISBN 13: 9781472844002
Anbieter: Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: New. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Aug 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1472844009 ISBN 13: 9781472844002
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). Neuware - A highly illustrated study of the battle at Dien Bien Phu, the 56-day siege that eventually led to the surrender of the remaining French-led forces, this iconic battle provided the climax of the First Indochina War.In late 1953, the seventh year of France's war against the Viet Minh insurgency in its colony of Vietnam, the C-in-C, General Navarre, was encouraged to plant an 'air-ground base' in the Thai Highlands at Dien Bien Phu, to distract General Giap's Vietnamese People's Army from both Annam and the French northern heartland in the Red River Delta, and to protect the Laotian border. Elite French paratroopers captured Dien Bien Phu, which was reinforced between December 1953 and February 1954 with infantry and artillery, a squadron of tanks and one of fighter-bombers, to a strength of 10,000 men. Giap and the VPA General Staff accepted the challenge of a major positional battle; through a total mobilization of national resources, and with Chinese logistical help, they assembled a siege army of 58,000 regular troops, equipped for the first time with 105mm artillery and 37mm AA guns. Here, author Martin Windrow describes how from their first assaults on 13 March 1954, the battle quickly developed into a dramatic 56-day 'Stalingrad in the jungle' that drew the attention of the world.