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Does anyone have any info on the French in Indochina? General info is more than fine (everything about it), but I would like to know about left behind troops if anyone has info. It sounds like it was a pretty crazy time. Soldiers spread out in small numbers with terrible supply lines, defending small remote outposts and hopefully being re-enforced by paratroopers being dropped in when they were about to be over-run. I have read that when their occupation ended many soldiers, independantly leading small groups of local soliders, were so isolated and remote they were unable to be gotten to/contactable (or there was no knowledge as to where they actually were), and they were just left there. Edit: Would really like a non comedy option reply from someone in the know. BART IM PISS fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Jan 1, 2012 |
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Does anyone have a non-comedy reply to France in Indochina? (re: my post on the previous page)
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Nckdictator posted:http://www.amazon.com/Street-Without-Joy-Indochina-Stackpole/dp/0811732363/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325441460&sr=8-1 Thanks for the reply and link. It sounds just like it was a "debacle", for what I have read. Then there is the popular culture aspect with Apocalypse Now...and Im just still left thinking about the people left behind thing...
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Jan 1, 2012 20:17
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Veins McGee posted:I've never heard of any Frenchmen 'left behind' because the French government couldn't get in contact with them. Can you give a link to where you heard about this? Looking for it now...have been since my original post. Was Probably in some Osprey book... EDIT: I have looked since I madethis post for where I had read it, All the Osprey books I have on the topic and others relate and Googled like a freak... and I cannot find it... Sorry, I am more than sure I did read such a statement, and thats why I brought it up here...No result. Sorry. BART IM PISS fucked around with this message at 14:48 on Jan 12, 2012 |
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