A war of logistics : parachutes and porters in Indochina, 1945-1954 /

Following the French reoccupation of Indochina at the end of World War II, the pro-Communist Vietnamese nationalists, or Viet Minh, launched a grassroots insurgency that erupted into a full-fledged war in 1949. After nearly ten years of savage combat, the Western world was stunned when Viet Minh for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shrader, Charles R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
Series:	Foreign military studies (Lexington, Ky.)
Subjects:	Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Logistics. Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Campaigns. Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Equipment and supplies. Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Transportation. Việt Nam độc lập đồng minh hội. Insurgency > Vietnam > History > 20th century. France. > Armée > History > Indochinese War, 1946-1954. Corps expéditionnaire français d'Extrême-Orient.

Table of Contents:

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.