French Foreign Légionnaire Vs Viet Minh Insurgent: North Vietnam 1948-52

by Martin Windrow

The French Indochina War (1946-54) was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters. It was also unique in that the insurgency evolved from low-level guerrilla activity to mobile operations by a large conventional army which finally defeated a large European-led expeditionary force supported by artillery, armor, and air-power. The war's progress...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472828917
• ISBN13: 9781472828910
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.7"