The Day the Viet Minh Guns Opened Fire: Dien Bien Phu, 1954
On March 13, 1954, Viet Minh artillery shattered the quiet of a remote valley in Vietnam, beginning the 55-day siege that would end French colonial rule in Indochina.
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The Night the Lights Went Out in Hanoi
On December 19, 1946, Viet Minh fighters attacked French forces in Hanoi, opening the First Indochina War.