- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Maps, Tables, and Figures
- Table of Equivalencies
- Note on Translation, Acronyms, and Measurements
- Preface
-
1 A War of Logistics -
2 French Union Combat Forces -
3 Viet Minh Combat Forces -
4 French Logistical Doctrine and Organization -
5 Viet Minh Logistical Doctrine and Organization -
6 The Opposing Transport Systems -
7 French Sources of Supply -
8 Viet Minh Sources of Supply -
9 The Shape of Battles to Come -
10 The Campaign for the Base Areas -
11 The Campaign for the Lines of Communication -
12 Planning and Buildup for the Battle of Dien Bien Phu -
13 The Limits of Aerial Resupply -
14 The Triumph of the Porters -
15 Logistics and the War in Indochina, 1945–1954 - Glossary of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Plates
French Sources of Supply
French Sources of Supply
- Chapter:
- (p.133) 7 French Sources of Supply
- Source:
- A War of Logistics
- Author(s):
Charles R. Shrader
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
In Chapter 7, the author describes the various sources of supply available to the French forces, including local production and procurement, purchases on the world market, and the delivery of supplies from France and the French Union. Special attention is devoted to the military aid to the French in Indochina provided by the United States.
Keywords: Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP), U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group-Indochina, U.S. Indochina policy, The Cold War
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- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Maps, Tables, and Figures
- Table of Equivalencies
- Note on Translation, Acronyms, and Measurements
- Preface
-
1 A War of Logistics -
2 French Union Combat Forces -
3 Viet Minh Combat Forces -
4 French Logistical Doctrine and Organization -
5 Viet Minh Logistical Doctrine and Organization -
6 The Opposing Transport Systems -
7 French Sources of Supply -
8 Viet Minh Sources of Supply -
9 The Shape of Battles to Come -
10 The Campaign for the Base Areas -
11 The Campaign for the Lines of Communication -
12 Planning and Buildup for the Battle of Dien Bien Phu -
13 The Limits of Aerial Resupply -
14 The Triumph of the Porters -
15 Logistics and the War in Indochina, 1945–1954 - Glossary of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Plates