Bernard B. Fall

"Last Reflections on a War stands as a fine representative sample of Fall's work as a whole; as such, it is nearly as personal as an autobiography. . . . That the collection includes an excellent outline of Vietnamese history, a discussion of the basic issues of the war, and an emotive picture of Vietnam, 1967, speaks to the depth of Fall's knowledge and the scope of his concerns."- Frances FitzGerald

This classic account of the French War in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia is back in hardcover. Includes an introduction by George C. Herring.

From the acclaimed scholar and reporter, a thorough and revealing account of the historic turning point in Vietnam's long struggle--the 1954 battle for Dien Bien PhuLike 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 56-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 on 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 maps highlighting the strategic points of conflict, with thirty-two pages of photos, and with Fall's thorough and insightful analysis, Hell in a Very Small Place has become one of the benchmarks in war reportage.

Second Revised Edition

A chronicle of the evolution of what Vietnamese call the American War by the winner of the 1966 George Polk Award for outstanding interpretive reporting. Fall wrote as a journalist & a scholar, backed by credentials that include being the recipient of Fulbright, SEATO & Guggenheim fellowships. This is a collection of his articles from publications including The NY Times Magazine, The Nation, The New Republic & Foreign Affairs. Denying that the war was unavoidable, Fall contends that in their day-to-day decisions, Paris, Saigon & Washington repeatedly ignored vital information & chose the course least likely to produce beneficial long-term results.Introduction1 France loses IndochinaSolution in Indochina (March, 1954) The French communists and Indochina (April, 1955) The failure of the Navarre plan (December, 1956) Representative government in the State of VietNam, 1949-54 (August, 1954) The cease-fire- an appraisal (September, 1954) Settlement at Geneva- then and now (May,1965) 2 The north: two decades of revolutionThe grass-roots rebellion (March,1954) Crisis in the North (January,1957) Inside Hanoi (November, 1962) A contemporary profile (July, 1965)3 The South: stillborn experiment? Religion in politics (July, 1955) Danger signs (May, 1958) The birth of insurgency (July, 1958)The Montagnards (October, 1964) The agonizing reappraisal (February, 1965) The scars of division (July, 1964) 4 The unseen enemyCommunist military tactics (October, 1956)The Viet-Cong (April, 1965) The new communist army (September, 1965)5 The west at bayThe stakes in Southeast Asia (November, 1962)Full circle, 1954-64 (May, 1964) The roots of conflict (January, 1965)6 The second Indochina warThe impersonal war (October, 1965) The statistics of war (July, 1965)The year of the Hawks (December, 1965)Old war, new war (March, 1966)EpilogueBibliographyIndex

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Cuốn sách gồm 7 bài phóng sự của các nhà báo nổi tiếng thế giới thời chiến tranh Việt Nam.7 phóng sự của các nhà báo nổi tiếng in trên các tờ The New York Times, St.Louis Post Dispatch, The Sunday Evening Post, The New Yorker, The New Republic Wachington Post từ năm 1963 đến 1972, do dịch giả Phạm Viêm Phương chuyển ngữ cùng lời giới thiệu của cố nhà văn Nguyễn Khải. Phần cuối sách có phụ lục giới thiệu ngắn về các tác giả này.Cuốn sách đã được in tại Nhà xuất bản Trẻ cách nay 10 năm, 2005, nhân kỷ niệm 30 năm giải phóng, nay được tái bản có sửa chữa.“Các ký giả này vốn là những người đã tin vào sức mạnh quân sự của Mỹ, và tin cả những mục tiêu chính trị của Mỹ khi tiến hành chiến tranh ở mảnh đất này…Các bải viết của họ, dẫu đã thuộc về những năm tháng xa xôi, nhưng vẫn khiến chúng ta vừa đau thương vừa kiêu hãnh về nhiều thế hệ người Việt Nam trong cả nước, ở mọi phía đã dám hy sinh tất cả cho nền độc lập và tự do của Tổ quốc.”

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1956]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, Pages 216. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete The Viet-Minh regime; government and administration in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. 1956 Fall Bernard B.

First published in 1961 by Stackpole Books, Street without Joy is a classic of military history. Journalist and scholar Bernard Fall vividly captured the sights, sounds, and smells of the brutal— and politically complicated—conflict between the French and the Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists in Indochina. The French fought to the bitter end, but even with the lethal advantages of a modern military, they could not stave off the Viet Minh insurgency of hit-and-run tactics, ambushes, booby traps, and nighttime raids. The final French defeat came at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, setting the stage for American involvement and a far bloodier chapter in Vietnam‘s history. Fall combined graphic reporting with deep scholarly knowledge of Vietnam and its colonial history in a book memorable in its descriptions of jungle fighting and insightful in its arguments. After more than a half a century in print, Street without Joy remains required reading.