Bowman Gum Company (fl. 1951) Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 45. Ambush in Indo-China
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09627.45 Author/Creator: Bowman Gum Company (fl. 1951) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Trading card Date: 1951 Pagination: 1 collecting card ; 6 x 8 cm. Order a Copy
One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "45. Ambush in Indo-China" depicting a soldier shooting towards those on land. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative describing the Viet Minh fighting against the French and Viet Nam forces. Text mentions their guerrila tactics expected military success under the command of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny.
The Viet Minh was a coalition formed by Ho Chi Minh as an anti-imperialist group seeking independence from France and Japanese occupation.
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military commander from World War II and the First Indochina War.
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