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How did the conflict between Vietnamese nationalists and French colonial rulers erupt into a major Cold War struggle between communism and Western liberalism? To understand the course of the Vietnam wars, it is essential to explore the connections between events within Vietnam and global... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Zhou Enlai: Add a description of this character.
- Roosevelt
- Dien Bien Phu
- Eisenhower
- Lyndon Johnson
- Truman
- John Foster Dulles
- Vo Nguyen Giap
- Georges Bidault
- Stalin
- De Lattre
- Bao Dai
- Wedemeyer
- Kennedy
- De Gaulle
- Faure
- Mao Zedong
- Acheson
- Marshall
- Pierre Mendes
- Bevin
- Tran Dan
- Lawrence
- Laniel
- Gracey
- Schuman
- Blum
- Pham Van Dong
- Heath
- Nixon
- Hurley
- Moutet
- Lansdale
- Santiago Nasar
- Mountbatten
- Greene
- Leclerc
- Chen Geng
- Quirino
Setting & Locations edit
- Indo-china
- Mendes France
- South Vietnam
- United States
- South East Asia
- Hanoi
- Saigon
- Washington
- Paris
- Great Britain
- Geneva
- Korea
- Europe
- London
- Laos
- Cambodia
- Japan
- Beijing
- Associated States
- Viet Minh
- Ho Chi Minh
- Moscow
- Malaya
- India
- America
- Tonkin
- West Germany
- Burma
- Far East
- Soviet Union
- Fourth Republic
- North Africa
- Democratic Republic Of Vietnam
- Haiphong
- North Vietnam
- Cochinchina
- Pacific
- Yalta
- White House
- Navarre
- Indonesia
First Sentence edit
AS THE BATTLE of Dien Bien Phu reached its climax in early May 1954, the New York Times pointed to a paradox.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 959.7041
Subjects edit
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Geography › Regional
- Books › History › Military › Vietnam War
- Books › History › Military › Strategy
- Books › History › Military › United States
- Books › History › Europe › France
- Books › History › Asia › Southeast Asia
- Books › History › Asia › Vietnam
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