War in Indochina 1945-54

...a lucid account of the failure of France to reimpose its domination over Indo-China in those years...the book is soundly based and also eminently readable. Times Literary Supplement ...so well written, so exhaustively researched, so timely a history of mid-twentieth century changes ultimately resulting in the dissolution of the colonial empires, it is certain to become the standard work on its subject. Highly recommended!> The Wisconsin Bookwatch ...so well written, so exhaustively researched, so timely a history of mid-twentieth century changes ultimately resulting in the dissolution of the colonial empires, it is certain to become the standard work on its subject. Highly recommended! The Wisconsin Bookwatch ...a lucid account of the failure of France to reimpose its domination over Indo-China in those years...the book is soundly based and also eminently readable. Times Literary Supplement