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armour
Armoured
Armoured car
artillery
Author_Henry Morshead
Author_Simon Dunstan
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Bien
Buffalo
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Category=HBW
Category=JW
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Chaffee
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Dien
Dien Bien Phu
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Indo-China
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Korean War
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LVT4 Buffalo
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M24 Chaffee
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M29C Weasel
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Viet Minh
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Weasel
Product details
- ISBN 9781472831828
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 180 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 21 Feb 2019
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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French experience with armour in Indo-China dated back to 1919, when it sent FT-17s to the colony, followed by a variety of armoured cars.
After World War II, French troops were equipped with a motley collection of American and cast-off British equipment until the outbreak of war in Korea saw an increase in military aid. This included large numbers of the M24 Chaffee light tank, along with amphibious vehicles such as the M29C Weasel and LVT4 Buffalo, to conduct operations in coastal and inland areas that the Viet Minh had previously thought immune to attack.
This book explores France’s armour, a key part of the battle against the Viet Minh right up until the last stand at Dien Bien Phu.
Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film-maker and photographer in the field of military history, with several titles already published with Osprey. He specializes in armored warfare, and has written on this subject for three decades. His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armored warfare in Vietnam, the Challenger main battle tank, the British Guards and armored warfare in Korea. Simon lives and works in London, UK
