Ep 008 "French COIN: Introduction and the Indochina Dénouement (Part One)"
Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast · Bill Buppert
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Show Notes
In this first episode, I discuss the fundamentals of French irregular warfare doctrine with a concentration on COIN, French martial history in a thumbnail and the tragedy of French arms in post-WWII Indochina.
References:
Martin Windrow The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam
Bernard Fall Hell in a Very Small Place
Bernard Fall Street Without Joy
Ted Morgan Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War
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