A war of logistics : parachutes and porters in Indochina, 1945-1954 / Charles R. Shrader.

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"Following the French reoccupation of Indochina at the end of World War II, the pro-Communist Vietnamese nationalists, or Viet Minh, launched a grassroots insurgency that erupted into a full-fledged war in 1949. After nearly ten years of savage combat, the Western world was stunned when Viet Minh fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shrader, Charles R. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
Series:Foreign military studies (Lexington, Ky.)
Subjects:
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Logistics.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Campaigns.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Equipment and supplies.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Transportation.
Việt Nam độc lập đồng minh hội.
Insurgency > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
France. > Armée > History > Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
Corps expéditionnaire français d'Extrême-Orient.
Physical Description:xvi, 488 pages ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A war of logistics
  • French Union combat forces
  • Viet Minh combat forces
  • French logistical doctrine and organization
  • Viet Minh logistical doctrine and organization
  • The opposing transport systems
  • French sources of supply
  • Viet Minh sources of supply
  • The shape of battles to come
  • The campaign for the base areas
  • The campaign for the lines of communication
  • Planning and buildup for the battle of Dien Bien Phu
  • The limits of aerial resupply
  • The triumph of the porters
  • Logistics and the war in Indochina, 1945-1954.