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French Armour in Vietnam 1945–54 uses a variety of photos from the private collections of two French generals of the campaign, and full color plates of rarely illustrated vehicles, to tell the complete story of the tanks and armored fighting vehicles that the French employed in their colonies in Indo-China.
The French, quick to realize the efficacy of armor to preserve their sovereignty over Indo-China following the Great War, sent over their Renault FT17 tanks in 1919. Together with a variety of armored cars, these were the principal AFVs in Indo-China until World War II when the Japanese occupied the region. After the war, French troops were equipped with a motley collection of American and cast off British equipment until the outbreak of war in Korea saw an increase in military aid. This included large numbers of the M24 Chaffee Light Tank, along with amphibious vehicles such as the M29C Weasel and LVT4 Buffalo, to conduct operations in coastal and inland areas that the Viet Minh had previously thought immune to attack.
The French, quick to realize the efficacy of armor to preserve their sovereignty over Indo-China following the Great War, sent over their Renault FT17 tanks in 1919. Together with a variety of armored cars, these were the principal AFVs in Indo-China until World War II when the Japanese occupied the region. After the war, French troops were equipped with a motley collection of American and cast off British equipment until the outbreak of war in Korea saw an increase in military aid. This included large numbers of the M24 Chaffee Light Tank, along with amphibious vehicles such as the M29C Weasel and LVT4 Buffalo, to conduct operations in coastal and inland areas that the Viet Minh had previously thought immune to attack.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781472831828 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury USA |
Publication date: | 02/19/2019 |
Series: | New Vanguard |
Pages: | 48 |
Product dimensions: | 7.10(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.10(d) |
About the Author
Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film-maker, and photographer in the field of military history, with several titles already published with Osprey. He specializes in armored warfare, and has written on this subject for three decades. His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armored warfare in Vietnam, the Challenger main battle tank, the British Guards, and armored warfare in Korea. Simon lives and works in London, UK.
Table of Contents
The Empire Strikes Back 4
The Role Of French Armour 6
The battlefield and the enemy
Equipment
Tactics
Viet Minh anti-armour tactics
Evolution of Armour Organization 14
Amphibious units: 1 er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie
Armoured launches
Armoured train 'La Rafale TB'
Representative Unit History: 1er Régiment De Chasseurs à Cheval 22
Cochinchina and Tonkin, 1946
Operations 1947-50
1951: The Year of de Lattre'
Diversification, and Operation Lotus
1952: Operation Lorraine
1953: reorganization, and Operation Mouette
1954: The 'Bisons' of Dien Bien Phu
The Final Battles 45
French Armour Units In Indochina 1945-54 46
Index 48
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