Vietnam won the Dien Bien Phu battle 70 years ago, forcing the French government to sign the Geneva Agreement in July 1954 and marking the end of the French military presence in the Indochina. The ...

DIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Tuesday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, marking the end of ...

This video recreates the Battle of Dien Bien Phu using Google Earth to trace the terrain, fortifications, and troop movements ...

In March 1954, French troops were in northern Vietnam for what commanders thought would be a decisive blow against the Viet Minh. By May, after weeks of brutal fighting, French forces surrendered, ...

Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu will represent France at commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the battle next week. While French officials have previously visited memorials to the ...

May 7, 2024, marked the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, when Vietnamese troops defeated the French colonial army, ending almost a century of French colonial rule. A commemoration ...

This sadly unremarkable Associated Press story from Canton, Ohio appeared in the May 4, 1954 Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. I’ve included it to illustrate what law enforcement people have always known, ...

"Dare to fight, dare to die for the victory of the Dien Bien Phu!" This was the battlecry of every Vietnamese soldier who participated in the campaign to liberate Dien Bien Phu from the French ...

The final rehearsal for the national-level celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Battle (May 7, 1954 - 2024) took place in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien ...

Genevieve de Galard, a nurse dubbed the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu" for treating wounded during the war in the French colony of Indochina in the 1950s, has died aged 99, with President Emmanuel Macron on ...