Thwarted many times in their quest for independence, the Vietnamese independence movement led by Ho Chi Minh finally decisively defeated Vietnam's French colonial overlords at Dien Bien Phu in May of ...
Sources: Fall, Bernard B. Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu. Da Capo Press, 1966. Letters home from Italian volunteer in the French Foreign Legion Karnow, Stanley. "The Light at ...
In 1954, French forces entrenched in a remote valley at Dien Bien Phu faced a determined siege by the Viet Minh. Heavy artillery, dug into the surrounding hills, isolated and pounded the French ...
HANOI, May 7 (Reuters) - War veterans, party leaders and diplomats gathered in Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu province on Tuesday for an event to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's victory over ...
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