Product Overview
Hanoi 1953. France struggles to retain control of its Indochina empire after World War II. Communist rebels under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh fight for freedom in Vietnam. With both sides determined, the war is developing into a stalemate until...
A French general devises a plan to secure victory in one decisive battle. To achieve success the French must square off with the elusive rebels. Bait is needed. A battalion of elite paratroopers is sent into the Muong ThanhValley far from French supply lines. A dilapidated airport is rebuilt into a fortified air bridge - the paratroopers' lifeline and only means of escape.
If Ho Chi Minh takes the bait, the French will use their artillery and aircraft to destroy the Viet Minh rebels as they attempt to overrun the garrison with their superior numbers.
It seems like such a good plan...
Events unfold from multiple points of view: the French General Cogny, who devises and executes the plan; the American pilot Tom Coyle, recruited by the CIA to fly for the French Air Force; the war correspondent Brigitte Friang, who jumps with the French paratroopers into the valley and Viet Minh Commanding General Giap, considered by military historians to be the most brilliant strategist of the 20thCentury.
We Stand Alone is an epic war novel based on the true story of The Siege at Dien Bien Phu - history's longest battle in a forgotten war. It is a cautionary tale with historic consequences.
Could lessons from the French Indochina War have prevented America's Vietnam War?
Pick up your copy and find out!
Expertly blending fictional characters and real people, David Lee Corley [presents] a historical novel that reads like a modern political thriller, full of exciting action, larger-than-life characters, and unforgettable events. - Kirkus Reviews
