Vietnam Notebook: Battle of Dien Bien Phu Begins (March 13, 1954)

Posted on March 14, 2011 | Leave a comment
Viet Minh AAA artillery at the Dien Bien Phu M...

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March 13, 1954 – Outnumbering the French nearly five-to-one, 50,000 Viet Minh under Gen. Giap begin their assault against the fortified hills protecting the Dien Bien Phu air base….. More>>

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