The life and death of a parachute battalion from its creation to its annihilation on Route Coloniale 4 in October 1950. The recollections of 84 survivors and more than 970 previously unpublished photographs reconstruct, day by day, the operational life of this battalion The 3e BCCP became particularly famous for a spectacular airborne assault on the citadel of Dong Khe, which had fallen into the hands of the enemy and successfully recaptured it after a bitter struggleThey participated in all the great battles from Cochin to ...
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The life and death of a parachute battalion from its creation to its annihilation on Route Coloniale 4 in October 1950. The recollections of 84 survivors and more than 970 previously unpublished photographs reconstruct, day by day, the operational life of this battalion The 3e BCCP became particularly famous for a spectacular airborne assault on the citadel of Dong Khe, which had fallen into the hands of the enemy and successfully recaptured it after a bitter struggleThey participated in all the great battles from Cochin to Cambodia, from Annam to Laos and from Tonkin to the gates of China
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Add this copy of 3è Bccp, Indochine, 1948-1950: 3è Bataillon Colonial De to cart. $450.00, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Hexagone Publications.
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Book. Quarto, 703 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is green with yellow print. Cover is stiff but flexible cloth, illustrated, yellow and white print. Volume lightly warped at bottom. Illustrated: b&w. Text in French. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1374241. FP New Rockville Stock.
