The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam
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Christopher Goscha., Christopher Goscha|AUTHOR., & Joe Barrett|READER. (2022). The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam . Tantor Media, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christopher Goscha, Christopher Goscha|AUTHOR and Joe Barrett|READER. 2022. The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christopher Goscha, Christopher Goscha|AUTHOR and Joe Barrett|READER. The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam Tantor Media, Inc, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Christopher Goscha, Christopher Goscha|AUTHOR, and Joe Barrett|READER. The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam Tantor Media, Inc., 2022.
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Full title | road to dien bien phu a history of the first war for vietnam |
Author | goscha christopher |
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