The French Indochina War 1946-54

Informationen zum Autor Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French Army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam (2004). MIKE CHAPPELL comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books for Osprey. Klappentext The states of Indochina had been French colonies or protectorates since the 19th century. However, in March 1945 the Japanese interned all French troops and officials, and turned over all civil government to local authorities. The power vacuum caused by the Japanese surrender allowed the Viet Minh, a strong revolutionary organisation, to be established throughout Vietnam. When the French returned to the north, incidents between French and VM troops were inevitable, negotiations collapsed and the French opted for a military solution. This book examines the history of the conflict and the forces of both sides. Zusammenfassung Details the French attempts to regain control of Indochina, following Japan's defeat in World War II. From the disatrous "Battle of RC.4" to the final French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, this book includes a variety of French troops, their uniforms and equipment. Inhaltsverzeichnis French Indochina 1945-46 · The Battlefield · The Strategic Balance · French Union Forces · Main French Combat Units · The Viet Minh · Tactical Effectiveness · Chronology of Major Operations · The Plates

Product details

• Authors: Mike Chappell, Martin Windrow
• Assisted by: Mike Chappell (Illustration), Chappell Mike (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781855327894
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-789-4
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 246 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey); Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, War and defence operations, C 1945 To C 1960