Dien Bien Phu: The epic battle American forgot

The book tell the dramatic story of Dien Bien Phu that is recognized as one of history's great battles and as a turning point for American policy: the French defeat led to the fateful U.S. commitment to VietNam. Ironically, the U.S. military repeated many of the French mistakes. The fighting be...

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Autor principal: Howard R Simpson
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Publicado: Whashington Brassey 1994
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