Author:
Waddell, William M., 1979- author.
ImprintNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
Descriptionxi, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Note:"Les armes parleront ..." : the war for Tonkin -- "A land for heroes" : Cochinchinese land and people -- Trace de sang : the war for Cochinchina, 1945-1947 -- L'ossature solide : Latour's war, 1947-1949 -- "All for the general counter-offensive" : Viet Minh strategy and tactics -- La geste de chanson : the battles of 1950.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index.
Note:"Reassesses French military tactics in Cochinchina and Tonkin during the First Indochina War and contextualizes the conflicts within the broader, global scope of the Cold War."-- Provided by publisher.