Dien Bien Phu: The Epic Battle America Forgot
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| Originally published | 1994 |
| Authors | Howard R Simpson |
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| ID | 2288876 |
About Dien Bien Phu: The Epic Battle America Forgot
The fighting began in November 1953, when French paratroopers seized a small airstrip in northwestern Vietnam. It ended in May 1954 with tens of thousands of Vietminh troops overrunning the besieged garrison. A third of the 15,000 defenders died in combat; fewer than a hundred escaped into the jungle. . . .