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Communist guerillas of the Vietcong, or Viet Minh, on the Saigon river. The presence of this irregular but formidable force in Vietnam caused untold anxiety in Washington - and resulted in millions of deaths in the region. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1954, American president Dwight D. Eisenhower - a war hero and mastermind…
Viet Minh fighters raise their flag over French positions at Dien Bien Phu. (source: Wikimedia Commons) On March 13th, 1954, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu began between the French Far East Expeditionary Forces and members of the communist Viet Minh (guerilla fighters). The battle was the climax of the First Indochina War (Indochina being…
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