The Quicksand War: Prelude to Vietnam
Author | Lucien Bodard |
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Publication date | 1967 |
The Quicksand War: Prelude to Vietnam is a book by Lucien Bodard published in 1967 about the First Indochina War, which it asserts to be a prelude to the Vietnam War.[1] Originally published in 2 French volumes, L'Enlisement and L'Humiliation, it was combined into a single book and translated by Patrick O'Brian
Lucien Bodard is one of the best-known French foreign correspondents and is an expert on Indochina; he knows the Far East as few Europeans can know it, for not only did he spend most of his working life there[2] but he was born in Chongqing.
References[]
- ^ Mecklin, John (June 4, 1967). "The Vietnam Story" (fee required). The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ Foisie, Jack (May 21, 1967). "Vietnam Look: Before the War and Now" (fee required). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
Categories:
- 1967 non-fiction books
- French non-fiction books
- First Indochina War
- Books about Vietnam