Fall, Bernard. Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu. Philadelphia: J.J. Lippincott Company, 1967; reprint, New York: Da Capo Press, 1988. Compelling account of the climatic battle of the First Indochina War, the long and deadly siege of the French stronghold at Dien Bien Phu by the Viet Minh. Fall, Bernard. Street Without Joy. Introduction by George C. Herring. Foreword by Marshall Andrews. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 1961; reprint, Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1994. Reprint by the original publisher of the classic account of the First Indochina War against the French. This edition contains a new introduction by George Herring. The title is derived from the nickname for Highway 1 which runs north-south the length of Vietnam along the coastal plain. Marr, David G. Vietnam 1945: The Quest For Power. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. A key study by one of the top writers in English about the pivotal period at the end of the Second World War and the struggle for political ascendency. Patti, Archimedes. Why Vietnam: Prelude to America's Albatross. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980. Patti served as the head of the Office of Strategic Services French Indochina mission during WWII. His account deals with the US - Viet Minh cooperation during the war against the Japanese, the relationships with the KMT, and the aftermath of the change in US policies under Truman with regard to Vietnam. Rotter, Andrew J. The Path to Vietnam: Origins of the American Commitment to Southeast Asia. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987. Spector, Ronald. Advice and Support: The Early Years, 1941-1960. The United States Army in Vietnam. Washington: Center of Military History,1983. Section I: Historical and Social Science Analysis A: General Works B. The French War: World War II to the Geneva Accords C. Geneva to the American Combat Involvement in Vietnam (1954 - 1965) D. Period of US Ground Combat (1965 - 1972) E. From the American Withdrawal to the Fall of the South (1972 - 1975) F. Covert Operations and Intelligence G. Laos and Cambodia H. Military Personal Narratives and Oral Histories I. The Draft J. War Crime Allegations K. Culture and Politics in Vietnam L. North Vietnam, the PAVN and the NLF M. The Anti-War Movement in the US N. Veterans Issues O. POW/MIAs P. Document Collections and Reference Works Section II: Cultural Representations of the War A. Novels B. Folklore Back to Cry Havoc #21 Table of Contents Back to Cry Havoc List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by David W. Tschanz. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com