French Foreign Légionnaire vs Viet Minh Insurgent

North Vietnam 1948–52

Martin Windrow, Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)

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English

Osprey
01 October 2018

History; Military history: post WW2 conflicts; Warfare & defence

Series: 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 artillery, armour and airpower. The war’s progress was almost entirely dictated by the extreme terrain, and by the Chinese support enjoyed by the Vietnamese insurgents. The actions explored in this study cover three contrasting phases of the war in Tonkin during 1948–52, setting both sides on the path that would lead to the conflict’s climactic encounter at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a range of sources, this meticulously researched study casts new light on the troops who fought on both sides in this evolving and momentous conflict.

By: Martin Windrow
Illustrated by: Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 36
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm,
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781472828910
ISBN 10: 1472828917
Series: Combat
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 01 October 2018
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction / The opposing sides / Combat 1 / Combat 2 / Combat 3 / Analysis / Aftermath / Bibliography / Index

Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of Osprey's French Foreign Legion Infantry and Cavalry since 1945 and The French Indochina War 1946-54, and the critically acclaimed The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. He lives in the UK. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Edouard Detaille.