The depot was the target of two successful attacks by Vietnamese forces. The first occurred on August 31, 1952. The second ...

It differs greatly from the history of the first French colonial exploitation of Indochina that we have always known. Those historical years should be studied carefully and objectively. “You will be ...

The Indochina War was one of the bloodiest chapters in French colonial history. Beginning in 1946, the Vietnamese fought to gain their independence from France. Hundreds of thousands of people ...

Under French colonial rule, Vietnam was not an independent state, but part of Indochina. In 1945, during the chaos of WWII, communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed revolution and demanded Vietnam's in ...

Decades before America’s epic debacle in Vietnam, France had its own. Karin Tanabe sets her new novel, “A Hundred Suns,” in French-occupied Indochina and aims to examine the ugly ...

Ho Chi Minh barely receives a mention in Éric Vuillard’s new novel An Honourable Exit, which is more concerned with denouncing colonial abuses in French Indochina than hailing the art of war.

Special, Documentary, History, War. 1 season French. From 1940 to 1954, France's brutal war in Indochina marked one of the 20th century's bloodiest decolonisation conflicts.

Public event with Professor Shawn McHale hosted by the Department of International History at LSE. Skip to content London School of Economics and Political Science. Search Menu ... The First Indochina ...

Stories categorised in 'French Indochina (Vietnam)'. These stories may contain references to other themes. Day 27 - Ta Ya Koi, Yunnan Province, three miles from Mekong River. To avoid being ...

“We Dared to Fly” is Mr. Reeder’s third book, and focuses on his first tour of duty in Indochina flying OV-1 Mohawk airplanes with the 131st Aviation Company from October 1968 to November 1969.

Vietnam's Mount Fansipan, the highest mountain on the Indochinese Peninsula, is taller than previously thought. The peak in the Lao Cai province of Vietnam's mountainous north was remeasured ...