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Dien Bien Phu: The Battle That Destroyed the French Empire

In 1954, France built a fortress in a Vietnamese valley and dared the Viet Minh to attack. 56 days later, 11,000 soldiers marched into captivity. What went wrong?

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Dien Bien Phu: The Battle That Destroyed the French Empire

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