TY - BOOK AU - Shrader,Charles R. TI - A war of logistics: parachutes and porters in Indochina, 1945-1954 T2 - Foreign military studies AV - DS553.7 .S573 2015eb U1 - 959.704/14 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Lexington, Kentucky PB - University Press of Kentucky KW - Việt Nam độc lập đồng minh hội KW - France KW - Armée KW - History KW - Indochinese War, 1946-1954 KW - Corps expéditionnaire français d'Extrême-Orient KW - Campaigns KW - Logistics KW - Equipment and supplies KW - Transportation KW - Insurgency KW - Vietnam KW - 20th century KW - Electronic books N1 - "An AUSA book."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=11128139 ER -