France’s War in Indochina: Volume 1: The Tiger versus the Elephant, 1946–1949 (Asia@War) Paperback – July 28, 2023

I loved the book. Great information and pictures about a rarely covered subject. It arrived ON TIME and in new condition.

I had been waiting for this title for a while, having already read almost everything I could get my hands on about the French in Indochina, even some titles in the French language. While it goes in depth into the subject matter, some glaring mistakes by the author stop me from giving a five star rating. For example, there is a photo on page 15 (from the author's collection) of troops marching along a road. Clearly dressed in US uniforms, with a clearly marked USAAF P-40 Warhawk overflying (not strafing, the troops are not alarmed), it is captioned "Japanese forces advance during operation Bright Moon, March 1945". It is in fact a photo of Chinese troops earlier in WWII with US equipment. It is mistakes like this that take away from the credibility of an otherwise excellent title. If there are simple errors like this in the book, what else is there that I can't pick up and therefore assume is correct? If you take your history seriously, unfortunately a grain of salt will is required with this title.