INDOCHINA WAR

Bernard de Lattre. Au nom du père
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Bernard de Lattre. Au nom du père

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Bernard de Lattre YOUNGEST MILITARY MEDAL RECIPIENT IN HISTORY, KILLED IN INDOCHINA Au nom du père  Born in 1928, Bernard de Lattre grew up in the shadow of an extraordinary father, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, future Marshal of France. Yet very early on, he chose to forge his ownpath: a volunteer at sixteen, decorated with the Médaille Militaire at...
On the Roads to Freedom
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On the Roads to Freedom

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Chronicles of a French soldier on campaign, from Monthermé to Indochina
Dien Bien Phu - A Corner of Hell Dien Bien Phu - A Corner of Hell 2
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Dien Bien Phu - A Corner of Hell

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On Saturday, 8 May 1954, the command aircraft picked up the very last message sent by the French at Dien Bien Phu: « Breakout failed stop no longer able to communicate with you stop and out. » The breakout from "Isabelle" had just failed, and it was truly the end. The end of the Indochina War and of French colonial power. For the first time in history, a...
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THE FRENCH IN THE KOREAN WAR - BF/ONU 1950–1953 THE FRENCH IN THE KOREAN WAR - BF/ONU 1950–1953 2
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THE FRENCH IN THE KOREAN WAR - BF/ONU 1950–1953

L20250174
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The history of the French Battalion of the UN during the terrible Korean War was until now very poorly known. After twenty years of research by the author, his quest for testimonies from direct witnesses — many of whom have since passed away — allowed him to gather the personal recollections of former officers, non-commissioned officers, corporals and...
THE PARAS AT DIEN BIEN PHU - 20 November 1953 - 12 March... THE PARAS AT DIEN BIEN PHU - 20 November 1953 - 12 March... 2
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THE PARAS AT DIEN BIEN PHU - 20 November 1953 - 12 March 1954

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This book retraces with unprecedented historical rigour, day by day, the combat of the paratroopers at Diên Biên Phu, weaving together testimonies, period documents and terrain study to bring to life the hell of the battle and the heroism of the combatants. There are names that carry a particular resonance in our History. Diên Biên Phu rings in the...
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The Fall of Dien Bien Phu
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The Fall of Dien Bien Phu

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« Military authorities [believed] that Communist troops would be incapable of taking Dien Bien Phu. Giap's soldiers came and it was a horror, with a tragic end beneath shellfire and torrential rain. The men waded through mud, blood, urine, excrement, rats and pestilential odours. The wounded were operated on in the midst of this charnel house, with no...
THE RICE PADDIES OF SUFFERING – French Combatants in...
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THE RICE PADDIES OF SUFFERING – French Combatants in Indochina (1945–1954)

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From 1945 to 1954, thousands of young Frenchmen embarked for Indochina. Most of them enlisted in the conflict not to "bash Vietnamese", as has too often been claimed, but for economic reasons: finding work in a country devastated by the Second World War was extremely difficult at the time. Through an investigation drawing on the moving testimonies of...
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RECONSTITUTIONS - Immersion in Living History
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RECONSTITUTIONS - Immersion in Living History

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From the hunter-gatherers of the Palaeolithic to the soldiers of the Second World War, by way of the great age of chivalry and the battles of the First Empire, reenactors seek to represent the lives of our ancestors as closely as possible to reality. Analysed by historian Martin Bostal, a specialist in recreations of the past, Barry's photographs offer an...
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AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR 2
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AIR BATTLES OF THE INDOCHINA WAR

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In the context of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, this work examines the fighting from its aerial dimension, an aspect rarely considered in existing works. It is often forgotten that Dien Bien Phu was also a battle in the air, conceived in light of the lessons drawn from the victory at Na San a year earlier and the commitments made to...
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THE FRENCH ARMOURED CORPS FROM 1916 TO THE PRESENT DAY
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THE FRENCH ARMOURED CORPS FROM 1916 TO THE PRESENT DAY

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The appearance of Leclerc tanks during the Bastille Day parade is always an event, as much for the spectators as for the men manoeuvring these steel giants. With its vehicles each more impressive than the last, the Arme Blindée et Cavalerie has been one of the major components of the French Army since the Second World War. Officially born in North Africa...
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DICTIONARY OF FRENCH MILITARY HISTORY – From the Origins...
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DICTIONARY OF FRENCH MILITARY HISTORY – From the Origins to the Present Day

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As General de Gaulle expressed it in a celebrated and striking phrase: "France was forged by the sword." To study the history of France — and in many respects the history of Europe and the world — one must above all take into account the military history of our country. To avoid misreadings, anachronisms and other hazardous interpretations, here is — from...
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Lieutenant-Colonel Jeanpierre – Legendary Soldier
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Lieutenant-Colonel Jeanpierre – Legendary Soldier

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The archetype of the man of war and the prestigious commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Jeanpierre, a heroic figure of the Foreign Legion, has his place in the glorious pantheon formed by those whose exemplary lives and deaths serve to build legends. It was at the age of 18, in 1930, that he enlisted as a private soldier in an infantry regiment, to be appointed...
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