The man who bent events: "King John" in Indochina.(French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny) From: Military Review | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Francois, Philippe; Goya, Michel | COPYRIGHT 2007 U.S. Army CGSC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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A distinguished general is asked to assume command of an undersized military force fighting a counterinsurgency war widely criticized by opposition political leaders and broadly unpopular among his countrymen, and to do so with relatively limited resources and little hope for gaining political support or additional resources in the future. Yet despite the handicaps, he succeeds in turning the tables against the insurgents, seriously damaging their ...