Dien Bien Phu
By: David Stone.
Series: Battles in focus
Publisher: Brassey's; Distributed in North America by Casemate Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; Havertown, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Copyright date: 2004
Subjects: Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954.; Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Campaigns -- Vietnam.
Other titles: Dien Bien Phu, 1954
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122) and index.
Table of contents: label: Author's Note
pagenum: 6; label: Introduction
pagenum: 7; label: Preface
pagenum: 9; label: 1
title: The conflict in French Indo-China
pagenum: 12; label: 2
title: The operational and strategic debate
pagenum: 22; label: 3
title: Opening moves
pagenum: 29; label: 4
title: French organisation and deployment
pagenum: 36; label: 5
title: Combat capability of the French union forces
pagenum: 43; label: 6
title: Combat capability of the communist forces
pagenum: 51; label: 7
title: Battle is joined
pagenum: 56; label: 8
title: Close combat
pagenum: 67; label: 9
title: Shaping the final battle
pagenum: 75; label: 10
title: International dimensions and other options
pagenum: 79; label: 11
title: Prelude to defeat
pagenum: 86; label: 12
title: The final onslaught
pagenum: 98; label: 13
title: Truths and consequences
pagenum: 109; label: Bibliography
pagenum: 121; label: Notes
pagenum: 123; label: Index
pagenum: 128