Street Without Joy - The French Debacle in Indochina

Informationen zum Autor By Bernard B. Fall - Foreword by Fredrik Logevall Klappentext First published in 1961 by Stackpole Books, Street without Joy is a classic of military history. Journalist and scholar Bernard Fall vividly captured the sights, sounds, and smells of the brutal- and politically complicated-conflict between the French and the Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists in Indochina. The French fought to the bitter end, but even with the lethal advantages of a modern military, they could not stave off the Viet Minh insurgency of hit-and-run tactics, ambushes, booby traps, and nighttime raids. The final French defeat came at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, setting the stage for American involvement and a far bloodier chapter in Vietnam's history. Fall combined graphic reporting with deep scholarly knowledge of Vietnam and its colonial history in a book memorable in its descriptions of jungle fighting and insightful in its arguments. After more than a half a century in print, Street without Joy remains required reading.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard B Fall, Bernard B. Fall
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9780811736541
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3654-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History; Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous