A French General executes a daring plan to end a war in victory. He couldn't be more wrong...
For fans of Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Matterhorn, and Unbroken comes a vivid portrait of an American pilot and a French journalist struggling to survive history's longest battle in the Indochina War - the Siege at Dien Bien Phu.
"Expertly blending fictional characters and real people, David Lee Corley [presents] a historical novel that reads like a modern political thriller, full of exciting action, larger-than-life characters, and unforgettable events." – Kirkus Reviews
Hanoi 1954. Tom Coyle has already fought in two wars. He isn't looking for a third. Just cargo; no combat is what his contract with the French Air Force reads. He is one of a handful of American pilots flying undercover for the CIA to help defeat the growing threat of communism in Southeast Asia.
Brigitte Friang is a journalist searching for a story that will make her a legend. She finds it when she jumps with a battalion of French paratroopers into a valley in northern Vietnam – tempting bait for Ho Chi Minh and his rebel army.
Cutoff when the battle begins, Tom and Brigitte must find a way out before it is too late and all is lost. We Stand Alone is based on the true story of the war before the war in Vietnam.