Naval Expeditions - The French Return to Indochina, 1945-1946

In the Post-Cold War Era, the possibility of large-scale military conflict between the superpowers has been replaced by the probability of a series of minor-and perhaps not so minor-regional ones. Many, if not most of those, will take place within reach of seaborne expeditionary forces. France organized such an expedition at the close of World War II, in 1945-1946, to return to Indochina. This account of that expedition provides a good case study of what such expeditions involve and, moreover, illustrates many politico-military lessons-and warnings-for those like the U.S., who would project power from the sea east of the Suez today.

List of contents

Illustrations
Foreword by Admiral Yves Leenhardt, French Navy (ret.)
Preface
Prologue: World War II
The Expedition is Formed
The Problem
Cochin-China (Saigon)
The Mekong Delta and South Annam
Tonkin
Bentré
The Landing
Epilogue
Conclusion
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

CHARLES W. KOBURGER, JR. retired from the U.S. Coast Guard as a reservist with the rank of Captain after 20 years of active duty and is now an independent consultant on maritime affairs, writing naval history as a second effort./e He has published widely on naval and other maritime subjects on both sides of the Atlantic.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Koburger, Charles W. Jr. Koburger, Unknown
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.1997
• EAN: 9780275959821
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95982-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, International Relations, Naval forces & warfare, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, Asian History, Indonesia, Naval forces and warfare, C 1945 To C 1960