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Author Shrader, Charles R., author.

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

Publication Info. Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
2015

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Description 1 online resource (515 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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computer rdamedia
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Series Foreign military studies
Foreign military studies (Lexington, Ky.)
Note "An AUSA book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents List of maps, tables, and figures -- Table of equivalencies -- Note on translation, acronyms, and measurements -- Preface -- 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 -- Glossary of abbreviations, acronyms, and terms.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Viet Nam oc lap ong minh hoi.
France. Armee -- History -- Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
Corps expeditionnaire francais d'Extreme-Orient.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Campaigns.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Logistics.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Equipment and supplies.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Transportation.
Insurgency -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Shrader, Charles R. War of logistics : parachutes and porters in Indochina, 1945-1954. Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, c2015 xvi, 488 pages Foreign military studies (Lexington, Ky.) 9780813165752 2015025671
ISBN 9780813165752
9780813165776 (electronic bk.)
9780813165769 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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