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Street without Joy - The French Debacle in Indochina (Paperback)
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Street without Joy - The French Debacle in Indochina (Paperback)
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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.
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