44 The French War: World War II to the Geneva Accords. (Recommended Reading List on the Viet Nam War)
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This article is from the Vietnam FAQ, by Brian Ross, John R. Tegtmeier, Edwin E. Moise, Frank Vaughan, John Tegtmeier with numerous contributions by others.
44 The French War: World War II to the Geneva Accords. (Recommended Reading List on the Viet Nam War)
Fall, Bernard. Hell in a Very Small Place : The Seige of
Dien Bien Phu. Philadelphia: J.J. Lippincott Company, 1967; reprint,
New York: Da Capo Press, 1988.
Compelling account of the climatic battle of the
First Indochina War, the long and deadly seige of the French stronghold
at Dien Bien Phu by the Viet Minh.
Fall, Bernard. Street Without Joy. With an Introduction by
George C. Herring and a Foreword by Marshall Andrews.
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 1961; reprint, Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole
Books, 1994.
*CORE* Reprint by the original publisher of the
classic account of the First Indochina War against the French. This
edition contains a new introduction by Geoge Herring. The title is
derived from the nickname for Highway 1 which runs north-south the
lenght of Vietnam along the coastal plain.
Gardner, Lloyd. Approaching Vietnam: From WWII to
Dienbienphu. New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1988.
Diplomatic history covering the period from 1941
to 1954.
Marr, David G. Vietnam 1945 : The Quest For Power.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.
*CORE* A key study by one of the top writers in
English about the pivotal period at the end of the Second World War
and the struggle for political ascendancy.
Patti, Archimedes. Why Vietnam : Prelude to America's
Albatross. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980.
*CORE* Patti served as the head of the Office of
Stragetic Services French Indochina mission during WWII. His
account deals with the US - Viet Minh cooperation during the war against
the Japanese, the relationships with the KMT, and the aftermath of
the change in US policies under Truman with regard to Vietnam.
Rotter, Andrew J. The Path to Vietnam: Origins of the
American Commitment to Southeast Asia. Ithaca: Cornell University Press,
1987.
Spector, Ronald. Advice and Support : The Early Years,
1941-1960. The United States Army in Vietnam. Washington: Center of
Military History, 1983.
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