DienBienPhu- How difficult to convert?

[Gurachn]

Thanks Fastboat,
I read "Hell in a very small place" when I was based in Germany back in the '80s, and it really put the hook in me. I'm going to have to get another copy of that and re-read it.
'Street without Joy' is also excellent.

Since my last post I managed to find another few aerial photos of the valley during the period in question, and think I have just about got the shape of the river and the locations of the main firebases nailed.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Thank you for the title correction and other. If you don't have these already maybe they will help.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums.../t-133999.html
Will probaly have register with them, normally they have good stuff.
http://www.maplandia.com/vietnam/lai...dien-bien-phu/
http://www.dienbienphu.org/english/
But the photos are captioned in French, somehow I don't think this is an issue!?!
http://www.travelpod.com/photos/0/Vi...ien%20Phu.html
http://pathannay.wordpress.com/2011/...dien-bien-phu/
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...ap&FORM=IDFRIR
It looks like the Miltary Photo has this coveded pretty well. Hope some this will be useful to you.

Regards,
Pat

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Last one promise.
1. Military Photo site just click on the "Full version" and the photos will come up on page one.

2. http://www.maplandia.com/vietnam/lai...gle-earth.html
GOOGLE 3-D satellite, it really shows the advantage the Vietnamese had with the high ground. You can clearly make out the French base sites including the runway, Khe Sanh comes to mind here, though, I make no judgements for those that were actually there a lesson learned from my father who saw the fields of Italy, Korea and Nam on a personal note. You might need to add the GOOGLE 3D add on, however it's safe, as none of my safeguards detected anything.

3. Historically you just can't ignore the importance of this battle and the longer term implications it had on policy.

Regards,
Pat