Born Feb. 14, 1916, in Toul in eastern France, Bigeard went into German captivity as a warrant officer in 23rd Fortress Infantry Regiment in June 1940. He escaped on Nov. 11, 1942, made his way to ...

It has been nearly 70 years since the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which lasted from March to May 1954 and ended in victory for Vietnam against the French forces. France is still trying to find the ...

Yu Insun, Choi Dong-Ju, A RE-EXAMINATION OF AMERICA'S INDOCHINA POLICY DURING THE FRENCH PRESENCE — ARMS TRANSFER FOR DIPLOMATIC LEVERAGE AND THE ROLE OF THE CATHOLICS -, Journal of International and ...

This is chiefly an account of events in French Indochina following the Japanese occupation up to the fall of Dien Bien Phu and the Communist take-over in Northern Vietnam. The author served on the ...