In 1954, the French were defeated in their 8 year war with the Vietnamese. Over 15,000 men were killed, wounded imprisoned, or missing in this battle.
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Dienbienphu,
Battle of
... BATTLE OF. A major turning point in the history of Vietnam, the battle of
Dienbienphu
ended any hope of French control in Indochina and paved the way for the ...
The
Probert Encyclopaedia - Weapons and Warfare (AF)
... Battle of Corunna Battle of Crecy Battle of Cunaxa Battle of Dettingen
Battle of
Dienbienphu Battle of Dogger Bank Battle of Dunbar Battle of Dupplin Moor ...
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... 1954 AD: Mar - Battle of Dienbienphu begins; Apr - Eisenhower decides
against aid
to French after Britain rejects his proposal for concerted effort; May - French
...
Vietnam
... 1953. Impact of Korea. Fear of Monolithic Communism. Dienbienphu. Force a
battle.
Dienbienphu. France Quits. Geneva Accords, 1954. Indochina. Escalation. AIDING
NGO
DINH ...
The
American Experience/Vietnam/Timeline/Details
Battle of Dienbienphu Begins A force of 40,000 heavily armed Vietminh lay seige
to the French garrison at Dienbienphu. Using Chinese artillery to shell the ...
TIME
100: Leaders & Revolutionaries - 1950 - 1959
... John Foster Dulles introduces policy of nuclear "massive
retaliation" to halt Soviet
threat -- Battle of Dienbienphu secures Vietnam's independence from France. ...
17 June 2000 :
French author Jules Roy dies at 92
... considered France's unjustified war in The Battle in the Ricefields and
later penned
a scathing criticism of the French command in The Battle of Dienbienphu. ...
Gazette Close-Up:
Vietnam - A Generation Remembers, ...
... nation in Indochina to fall to communism. The Nationalist Vietnamese defeat
the French
at the Battle of Dienbienphu. Geneva Accord calls for end of hostilities ...
