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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Galard, Geneviève de, 1924-     Subjects     Galard, Geneviève de, 1924-     France. Armée de l'air. Groupement des moyens militaires de transport aérien -- Biography.     Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Personal narratives, French.     Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Medical care.     Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954.     Nurses -- France -- Biography.     Aviation nursing -- France -- History -- 20th century.     Aviation nursing -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Galard, Geneviève de, 1924-       by title:      The angel of Dien Bi...         MARC Display

The angel of Dien Bien Phu : the sole French woman at the decisive battle in Vietnam / Geneviève de Galard ; translated from the French by Isabelle Surcouf Toms. by Galard, Geneviève de, 1924- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2010. Subjects Galard, Geneviève de, 1924-   France. Armée de l'air. Groupement des moyens militaires de transport aérien -- Biography.   Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Personal narratives, French.   Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Medical care.   Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954.   Nurses -- France -- Biography.   Aviation nursing -- France -- History -- 20th century.   Aviation nursing -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781591142065 1591142067 Description:  xiv, 183 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Contents:  Introduction: Toward Dien Bien Phu : the historical context -- Roots -- Dreams of Indochina -- In the maelstrom -- The trap closes -- Among the wounded -- Toward the fall -- A hospital under parachutes -- Further than hell -- Hanoi-Saigon-Paris -- Triumph on Broadway -- Always a flight nurse -- Remaining faithful -- To them -- Appendix A: A few testimonies -- Appendix B: Order of battle, French Union forces, Dien Bien Phu -- Appendix C: Casualties of French forces at Dien Bien Phu -- Appendix D. Order of battle, Vietminh forces, Dien Bien Phu -- Chronology A: French Indochina War, 1945-1956 -- Chronology B: Battle of Dien Bien Phu, November 12, 1953-May 7, 1954. Requests:  0 Summary:  "As the only French woman among some 11,000 defenders at Dien Bien Phu, Geneviève de Galard had a unique perspective of the siege and fall of the French fortress. This memoir about her years as a flight nurse for the French air force offers previously unknown details about their defeat. De Galard was on the flights that evacuated casualties from the battle, often landing in the midst of Vietminh artillery barrages. After a French air force C-47 with de Galard on board was seriously damaged, she tended to the wounded and dying in a field hospital. Her efforts won her the Knight's Cross and the Croix de Guerre, and from the American press the name Angel of Dien Bien Phu. Following a tickertape parade in New York, President Eisenhower awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1954. Now, Americans can learn the full story."--Publisher's description.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 959.70414 Galard Ga Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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