Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1967. Fall's account of the siege of Dien Bien Phu in the French Indochina war, a decade before the American involvement in Vietnam, written a dozen years after the fact, is the definitive account of the battle, and it benefits from the hindsight afforded by time, such that his perspective also sheds light on the later American strategy and tactics in Vietnam. One of the classics of the war. This copy has Fall's calling card laid in, on which Fall has written: "Mr. Hoyt: Please have a look at pages 367 and beyond." Signed, "Regards, Bernard." The pages referenced begin with the events of May 5, 1954. This title was published in January, 1967; a month later Fall died in Vietnam, killed by a South Vietnamese land mine while accompanying U.S. Marines on patrol. Signed or inscribed copies are rare. Faint foredge stain, minor spine indentation; a very good copy in a very good, spine-faded and mildly rubbed dust jacket. [#036563] SOLD