First Indochina War

...2003) was a French academic and Communist militant. He was accused of torturing French prisoners for the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War. Born at Saint-Etienne, Loire, Boudarel studied at a Marist seminary before becoming a history...

In this article: Georges Boudarel, Viet Minh, Parliament of France, Crime against humanity, World Federation of Trade Unions, and French Communist Party

The State of Vietnam () was a state that claimed authority over all of Vietnam during the First Indochina War, and replaced the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (1948-1949). The provisional government was a brief transitional...

In this article: Vietnam, French Union, and North Vietnam

Fall took the idea to heart. Not content to study Indochina from afar, Fall traveled to Vietnam in 1953, where the First Indochina War was being waged between French Union forces and the Viet Minh. While in Vietnam, Fall, due to his...

In this article: Bernard B. Fall, Vietnam, United States, Communism, Howard University, Indochina, and France

...army using guerrilla warfare, then in the 1950s -due to a massive Chinese support- using conventional warfare. The First Indochina War officially lasted from November 20 1946 until July 20 1954 and was settled by the Geneva...

In this article: Vietnam, French Union, Southeast Asia, 2nd Armored Division, Pacific War, Battle of Mang Yang Pass, Second Sino-Japanese War, and Liberation

Operation ''Mouette'' was an operation in 1953 by the French Army in Southern Vietnam during the First Indochina War. It was launched on October 15 in an attempt to locate and destroy Viet-Minh Chu Luc troops operating under the command of...

In this article: Viet-Minh, Henri Navarre, Dien Bien Phu, Jean Gilles, Battle of Na San, M24 Chaffee, and Christian de Castries

...a commercial airport is located in the Muong Thanh Valley. The airport , located in Dien Bien Phu, offers flights to Hanoi. The First Indochina War began on December 19, 1946 as a battle between the French trying to regain their colonial...

In this article: Viet Minh, Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Hanoi, and Laos

...Portuguese dishes, as well as Vietnamese dishes, brought back by the Senegalese soldiers who fought alongside the French in the First Indochina War. The Teranga menu offers a delicious overview. The offerings include nems ($7), fried,...

In this article: Potato, Tomato sauce, Rice vermicelli, Pilaf, Empanada, Croquette, Black-eyed pea, and Couscous

1940 - French colonial government collaborates with Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia. Japanese military forces occupy bases in Vietnam while French colonial government continues to govern. Ho Chi Minh emerges as a leader of...

In this article: United States, Vietnam, North Vietnam, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Indochina, and Ho Chi Minh

...friendship with John Steinbeck and an affair with Ingrid Bergman. Capa, who was killed in 1954 when he stepped on a land mine during the Indochina War, perhaps is best known for his photos of D-Day. He was one of the few photographers to...

In this article: Robert Capa, Pierce Brosnan, World War II, Spanish Civil War, Indochina War, Hollywood Reporter, Paul McGuigan, John Steinbeck, Ingrid Bergman, and MGM

Sramana Mitra 03.28.08, 6:00 AM ET The first Indochina war was fought in 1962 over border disputes in the Eastern Himalayan region. The next Indochina war, it seems, will be fought over a dramatically different turf: information technology...

In this article: China, India, Tibco, Outsourcing, Revenue, IBM, and Chief Executive