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For the French in Indochina, the stunning defeat at Dien Bien Phu ushered in the violent process of decolonization and a fraught reckoning with a colonial past. This is an in-depth study of the competing and intertwined narratives of the Indochina War.

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Contesting Indochina

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 14 June 2016
      ISBN-13 9780520288614
      978-0520288614
      ISBN-10 0520288610
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      Modern warfare Specific wars and military campaigns

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      For the French in Indochina, the stunning defeat at Dien Bien Phu ushered in the violent process of decolonization and a fraught reckoning with a colonial past. This is an in-depth study of the competing and intertwined narratives of the Indochina War.

      Trade Review
      "There is little to criticize in this well-researched and carefully worded monograph... an insightful and important addition to the growing field of history and memory." H Net

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