Research Catalog

Title

A War of Logistics : Parachutes and Porters in Indochina, 1945-1954 / Charles R. Shrader.

Author

Shrader, Charles R.

Publication

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2015]

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Details

Description

xvi, 488 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"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 forces decisively defeated the French Union army at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in May 1954. Logistics dominated every aspect of the First Indochina War, dictating the objectives, the organization of forces, the timing and duration of the operations, and even the final outcome. In A War of Logistics, Charles R. Shrader meticulously examines both French Union and Viet Minh logistical units during the period of active conventional warfare, as well as external support provided to the French by the United States and to the Vietnamese by China. Although the Vietnamese had few advantages over their opponents, their military leaders brilliantly employed a highly committed network of soldiers and civilians, outfitted to accommodate the challenging terrain on which they fought. Drawing on extensive research such as declassified intelligence documents, the reports of French participants, and accounts by Viet Minh leaders, including Vo Nguyen Giap and Ho Chi Minh, A War of Logistics provides in-depth coverage of the often-ignored but critically important topic of logistics in modern military campaigns"--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Foreign military studies

Uniform Title

Foreign military studies (Lexington, Ky.)

Subjects

• Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Equipment and supplies
• Corps expéditionnaire français d'Extrême-Orient
• France > Armée > History > Indochinese War, 1946-1954
• Vịêt Nam đ̣ôc ḷâp đ̂òng minh ḥôi
• Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Campaigns
• Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Logistics
• Insurgency > Vietnam > History > 20th century
• Indochinese War, 1946-1954 > Transportation

Note

• "An AUSA book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-459) and index.

Contents

List of maps, tables, and figures -- Table of equivalencies -- Note on translation, acronyms, and measurements -- Preface -- 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 -- Glossary of abbreviations, acronyms, and terms.

Call Number

JFE 15-7253

ISBN

• 9780813165752 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
• 081316575X (hardcover : acid-free paper)
• 9780813165769 (PDF) (canceled/invalid)
• 9780813165776 (ePub) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2015025671

OCLC

908071869

Author

Shrader, Charles R., author.

Title

A War of Logistics : Parachutes and Porters in Indochina, 1945-1954 / Charles R. Shrader.

Publisher

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2015]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Foreign military studies

Foreign military studies (Lexington, Ky.)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-459) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 15-7253