To victory: Vietnamese soldiers cross Muong Thanh Bridge to attack the Dien Bien Phu stronghold on the afternoon of May 7, 1954. VNA/VNS File Photo Among various activities to mark the celebration, ...

PANO - Between December 28, 1953 and May 16, 1954, right at the Dien Bien Phu battlefield, the front editorial office of the People’s Army Newspaper (PAN) issued and distributed 33 special issues.

Sixty years ago, French troops were crushed by Vietnamese fighters in a landmark battle that led to the country's independence, dented Paris's prestige and fuelled independence movements in other ...

France's prime minister has visited the site of the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, which led to the end of French presence in Indochina. Édouard Philippe is the second French leader to ...

In March 1954, French troops were in northern Vietnam for what commanders thought would be a decisive blow against the Viet Minh. By May, after weeks of brutal fighting, French forces surrendered, ...

65 years ago, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was decisively won by Vietnamese forces, forcing the French out of Indochina. Approximately 150 documents, photos and artifacts relating to the 1954 battle, ...

Dien Bien Phu has recovered from the war and become a modern city of Vietnam's northwestern region. An overview of Dien Bien Phu city in northern Dien Bien province, which has been famous for the ...

This sadly unremarkable Associated Press story from Canton, Ohio appeared in the May 4, 1954 Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. I’ve included it to illustrate what law enforcement people have always known, ...

France's prime minister has visited the site of the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, which led to the end of French presence in Indochina. Édouard Philippe is the second French leader to ...

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