Hell In A Very Small Place, Bernard B. Fall
Hell In A Very Small Place, Bernard B. Fall
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Hell In A Very Small Place
The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu

Author: Bernard B. Fall

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 19 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/06/2016

Synopsis

Like Gettysburg, Stalingrad, Midway, and Tet, the battle at Dien Bien Phu—a strategic attack launched by France against the Vietnamese in 1954 after eight long years of war—marked a historic turning point. By the end of the fifty-six-day siege, a determined Viet Minh guerrilla force had destroyed a large, tactical French colonial army in the heart of Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese victory would not only end French occupation of Indochina and offer a sobering premonition of the U.S.'s future military defeat in the region, but would also provide a new model of modern warfare in which size and sophistication didn't always dictate victory.

Before his death in Vietnam in 1967, Bernard Fall, a critically acclaimed scholar and reporter, drew upon declassified documents from the French Defense Ministry and interviews with thousands of surviving French and Vietnamese soldiers to weave a compelling account of the key battle of Dien Bien Phu. With Fall's thorough and insightful analysis, Hell in a Very Small Place has become one of the benchmarks in war reportage.

About Bernard B. Fall

Bernard B. Fall was forty years old when he was killed as a journalist on patrol with the U.S. Marines in South Vietnam. A noted scholar of Indo-Chinese history, Bernard studied Vietnam in all of its phases, publishing seven books on the subject, including Street Without Joy. He also wrote for the New York Times, Washington Post, and New Republic.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brett on December 05, 2022

Bernard B. Fall again wrote a very informative military history of the French Indochina War. It was a detailed account of the seige at Dien Bien Phu. It was highly detailed with logistical planning, time-hacks, military maneuvering, strategic plays, and conflict outcomes. This was very good but I ha......more

Goodreads review by Sean on April 29, 2019

Hell in a Very Small Place is considered a classic piece of military history. It is detailed, personal, and well argued. The book was also written before the Tet Offensive, offering its own time capsule into the battle's consequences and the uncertainties of that time. As they say, in retrospect eve......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 03, 2019

The next time someone accuses the French of being cheese eating surrender monkeys, I will be forced to slap them. Dien Bien Phu is one of those battles that has shaped the course of history. In 55 days of brutal siege warfare, the Viet Minh under General Giap defeated a French garrison, ending Frenc......more

Goodreads review by Jimmy on December 26, 2020

Extremely researched. The great Bernard Fall interviewed all the people he could find all over the world to get the details right. Not a book for everyone to read if you are not interested in those minor details. More for those interested in the military. Quite a remarkable achievement.......more

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