The Blue Deep

by Layne Heath

As the battle for Dien Bien Phu rages, a small detached regiment of American soldiers assesses the black market in arms being sold to the Viet Minh to gauge the prospects for a U.S. engagement with the insurgents

Genres: Fiction

382 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1993

Reviews

[Jimb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this story of a young American dealing with war, love and an alien culture against the backdrop of the fall of Dien Bien Phu. Worth reading for the unflinching, poignant ending.