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Dien Bien Phu a village in NW Vietnam: French military post during the Indochina War; scene of a major defeat of French forces by the Vietminh (1954) Dien Bien Phu Vietminh rout of French paved way for partition of Vietnam (1954). [Fr. Hist.: Van Doren, 541] See : Defeat How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Their record as ground infantry in Northwest-Europe, Italy and the Pacific during World War II, and later at such places as Dien Bien Phu and Mount Hermon, has been stellar. H is treatment adds little to existing literature on Eisenhower's policy regarding Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Accords and Ngo Dinh Diem, except perhaps the claim that the Roosevelt administration started the US commitment to Vietnam. The large relief on the wall of the prison (Hoa Lo) memorializes the Vietnamese revolutionaries who were tortured and guillotined by the French until their defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. |
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