40 men and 12 rifles, Indochina 1954, Marcelino Truong ; translated by David Homel
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40 men and 12 rifles, Indochina 1954, Marcelino Truong ; translated by David Homel
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
40 men and 12 rifles
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1371279608
Responsibility statement
Marcelino Truong ; translated by David Homel
Sub title
Indochina 1954
Summary
"By the author of Such a Lovely Little War and Saigon Calling, a stirring graphic novel about love, beauty, and war in 1950s Indochina. 40 Men and 12 Rifles is an expansive, gripping graphic novel set in Indochina in the year leading up to 1954, when the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu fell after a four-month battle, leading to the end of the first Indochina war between French forces and Ho Chi Minh's nationalist rebels. Minh (no relation to Ho) is a young man from Hanoi, an aspiring painter who dreams of experiencing la vie boheme in Paris's Latin Quarter. To dissuade him from pursuing an artistic life, his father sends him into the countryside to tend to the family's holdings. He is soon pressed into serving with the Ho Chi Minh rebels, where he becomes a soldier despite repeatedly defying his cadres - ideological Communist commanders with whom he disagrees - becoming both hero and anti-hero in the process. 40 Men and 12 Rifles is a moving and beautifully illustrated book about the human and artistic spirit of the Indochinese people who persevered in the face of warfare and suffering."--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Forty men and twelve rifles
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- Indochinese War, 1946-1954 + Propaganda -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Soldiers + Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc
- graphic novels
- Bandes dessinées de guerre
- Vietnam -- Armed Forces -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Historical fiction
- Romans graphiques
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Guerre d'Indochine, 1946-1954 -- Bandes dessinées
- War comics
- 1946-1954
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Historical comics
- Artists -- Comic books, strips, etc
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- Contributor1
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- Genre8
- Subject15
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954 + Propaganda -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Soldiers + Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc
- graphic novels
- Bandes dessinées de guerre
- Vietnam -- Armed Forces -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Historical fiction
- Romans graphiques
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Guerre d'Indochine, 1946-1954 -- Bandes dessinées
- War comics
- 1946-1954
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Historical comics
- Artists -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Content2
- Artist1
- Author1
- Is Part Of1
- Other version1
- Translator1
- Mapped to1