Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Quiet American The Quiet American Graham Greene One of Graham Greene's best works. The story is set at the time of the French war against the Viet Cong and tells the story of liberal British journalist Thomas Fowler, his mistress Phuong, and their… OL106081W
Valley of death Valley of death Ted Morgan Pulitzer Prize--winning author Ted Morgan has now written a rich and definitive account of the fateful battle that ended French rule in Indochina--and led inexorably to America's Vietnam War. Dien Bi… OL15517610W
On the devil's tail On the devil's tail Paul Martelli "This is the riveting true story of Paul Martelli, a fifteen-year-old German-Italian, who fought in Pomerania, on the Eastern Front, in 1945 as a member of the 33.Waffen Grenadier-Division der SS 'Ch… OL22324041W
Dien Bien Phu Dien Bien Phu David J. A. Stone The Battle of Dien Bien Phy in 1954, when the French forces were defeated by the Vietnamese liberation army. OL4143539W
Street without joy Street without joy Bernard B. Fall In this classic account of the French war in Indochina, Bernard B. Fall vividly captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the savage eight-year conflict in the jungles and mountains of Southeast Asi… OL77485W