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  • The Last Valley

    Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam

    by Martin Windrow ...
    Stalingrad in the jungle: the battle that doomed the French Empire and led America into VietnamIn winter 1953-54 the French army in Vietnam challenged its elusive enemy, General Giap's Viet Minh, to pitched battle. Ten thousand French paras and légionnaires, with artillery and tanks, were flown to the remote valley of Dien Bien Phu to build a fortress upon which Giap could smash his inexperienced ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar

    by Martin Windrow ...
    ‘Perched on the back of a sunlit chair was something about 9 inches tall and shaped rather like a plump toy penguin with a nose-job. It appeared to be wearing a one-piece knitted jumpsuit of pale grey fluff with brown stitching, complete with an attached balaclava helmet. From the face-hole of the fuzzy balaclava, two big, shiny black eyes gazed up at me trustfully. Kweep*, it said quietly.’*When ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The French Foreign Legion

    by Mr Martin Windrow ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    It is arguable that no group of fighting men in the history of European arms has been so misrepresented by ill-informed publicity as the French Foreign Legion.Though initially conceived in 1831 as a means of drafting recently discharged foreign soldiers to Algeria, the Legion has developed into a sophisticated force of motorized infantry, airborne troops and light armour.In this book, acclaimed ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Algerian War 1954–62

    by Mr Martin Windrow ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    It is hard to convey the public impact of France's war to maintain her colonial grip on Algeria.In the late 1950s this ugly conflict dominated Europe's media to almost the same extent as would Vietnam ten years later. It brought France to the very verge of military coup d'etat; it destroyed thousands of careers; bitterly divided the French military and political classes for a generation; and was ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Our Friends Beneath the Sands

    The Foreign Legion in France's Colonial Conquests 1870-1935

    by Martin Windrow ...
    The gripping true story of the French Foreign Legion in the Sahara.Ever since the 1920s the popular legend of the French Foreign Legion has been formed by P.C. Wren's novel BEAU GESTE - a world of remote forts, warrior tribes, and desperate men of all nationalities enlisting under pseudonyms to fight and die under the desert sun.As with all clichés, the reality is far richer and more surprising ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Dien Bien Phu 1954

    The French Defeat that Lured America into Vietnam

    by Mr Martin Windrow ...
    Series Book 366 - Campaign
    A highly illustrated study of the battle at Dien Bien Phu, the 56-day siege that eventually led to the surrender of the remaining French-led forces, this iconic battle provided the climax of the First Indochina War.In late 1953, the seventh year of France's war against the Viet Minh insurgency in its colony of Vietnam, the C-in-C, General Navarre, was encouraged to plant an 'air-ground base' in ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Algerian War 1954–62

    by Mr Martin Windrow ...
    Series Book 312 - Men-at-Arms
    It is hard to convey the public impact of France's war to maintain her colonial grip on Algeria.In the late 1950s this ugly conflict dominated Europe's media to almost the same extent as would Vietnam ten years later. It brought France to the very verge of military coup d'etat; it destroyed thousands of careers; bitterly divided the French military and political classes for a generation; and was ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

  • The French Indochina War 1946–54

    by Mr Martin Windrow ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The states of Indochina had been French colonies or protectorates since the 19th century.However, in March 1945 the Japanese interned all French troops and officials, and turned over all civil government to local authorities. The power vacuum caused by the Japanese surrender allowed the Viet Minh, a strong revolutionary organisation, to be established throughout Vietnam.When the French returned to ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Osprey Campaign Series: Dien Bien Phu 1954

    The French Defeat that Lured America into Vietnam

    by Martin Windrow ...
    Narrated by Thomas Judd ...
    Series series Campaign

    Unabridged

    3 hours 13 min

    Bloomsbury presents Dien Bien Phu 1954: The French Defeat that Lured America into Vietnam by Martin Windrow, read by Thomas JuddA study of the battle at Dien Bien Phu, the 56-day siege that eventually led to the surrender of the remaining French-led forces, this iconic battle provided the climax of the First Indochina War.In late 1953, the seventh year of France’s war against the Viet Minh ... Read more

    $15.00 CAD

  • French Foreign Légionnaire vs Viet Minh Insurgent

    North Vietnam 1948–52

    by Mr Martin Windrow ...
    Series Book 36 - Combat
    The French Indochina War (1946–54) was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters.It was also unique in that the insurgency evolved from low-level guerrilla activity to mobile operations by a large conventional army which finally defeated a large European-led expeditionary force, supported by ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Warriors

    Fighting men and their uniforms

    by Mr Martin Windrow ...
    Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms is a journey through the whole span of military history using illustrations of the uniforms of warriors from ancient times to the present day.From ancient times to the present day, the world's finest warriors have been marked out by a stunning variety of dress, tactics and equipment. This splendid collection of artwork and commentaries illustrates famous ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • French Foreign Legion Paratroops

    by Mr Martin Windrow, Wayne Braby ...
    Series Book 6 - Elite
    The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in Indochina, and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion.There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry, but were felt by some to lack the flexibility and agility demanded by independent airborne ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD