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Dien Bien Phu

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Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh rout of French paved way for partition of Vietnam (1954). [Fr. Hist.: Van Doren, 541]
See : Defeat
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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.
The employment of airborne (parachute) forces in modern asymmetrical ... by Rickard, J.N. / The Canadian Army Journal
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 Role of Presidential Advisory Systems in US Foreign ... by Matray, James I. / Pacific Affairs
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.
VIETNAM JOURNEY : What was that all about? by Steinfels, Margaret O'Brien / Commonweal
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