Hell in a very small place
Subtitle: the siege of Dien Bien Phu
By: [by] Bernard B. Fall.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Series: Great battles of history
Publisher: Lippincott
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 515
Subjects: Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954
Description: 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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [491]-492.