CONTENTS
Prologue – ‘Where’s Bernard?’
Introduction – Imperial Hubris
1.
End of Empire
2.
Cold War Realities
3.
Operation Masterdom
4.
Rise of the Viet Minh
5.
Get Leclerc
6.
France’s Expeditionary Force
7.
The Hand of Mao
8.
Battle for the Red River
9.
Victory on the Day River
10.
Air War Over Indochina
11.
Operation Lorraine
12.
Prelude to Defeat
13.
Fortress Dien Bien Phu
14.
A Dishonoured Man
15.
The Vulture Hovers
16.
Isabelle is Taken
17.
The Cold War Reckoning
Epilogue – The Returned
Appendix I – French Order of Battle, Dien Bien Phu, 6 December 1953–8 May 1954
Appendix II – Viet Minh Order of Battle, Vietnam People’s Army, Dien Bien Phu 13 March–8 May 1954
Bibliography
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