{"product_id":"9780811736541","title":"Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina","description":"First published in 1961 by Stackpole Books, Street without Joy is a classic of military history. Journalist and scholar Bernard Fall vividly captured the sights, sounds, and smells of the brutal— and politically complicated—conflict between the French and the Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists in Indochina. The French fought to the bitter end, but even with the lethal advantages of a modern military, they could not stave off the Viet Minh insurgency of hit-and-run tactics, ambushes, booby traps, and nighttime raids. The final French defeat came at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, setting the stage for American involvement and a far bloodier chapter in Vietnam‘s history. Fall combined graphic reporting with deep scholarly knowledge of Vietnam and its colonial history in a book memorable in its descriptions of jungle fighting and insightful in its arguments. After more than a half a century in print, Street without Joy remains required reading.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stackpole Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011659612400,"sku":"9780811736541","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811736541_p0.jpg?v=1769908881","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811736541","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}