Strategy & Tactics Quarterly 28 - The First Indo-China War

Publisher: Decision Games / Strategy & Tactics Press (USA)
Language: English
Format: Military history magazine (specialized analysis)
Pages: Approximately 110–116 pages (retail edition)
Publication: 2025 

Overview

Strategy & Tactics Quarterly is an English‑language military history magazine published by Strategy & Tactics Press. Each issue delivers a deep, expert‑driven analysis of a single historical conflict or campaign, enriched with detailed maps and visuals.

Issue #28 focuses on the First Indochina War (1946–1954), the pivotal struggle between the French Union and the Viet Minh for control of French Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos).

Contents & Highlights

• In‑depth strategic and historical analysis of the First Indochina War.
• Examination of communist insurgency doctrine and mobile guerrilla tactics.
• Coverage of operational aspects including airborne operations, riverine warfare, airpower, and military logistics.
• Detailed profiles of key military leaders like Vo Nguyen Giap and Marshal de Lattre.
• Discussion of how the conflict influenced the wider Cold War and set the stage for the later Vietnam War.