Tag: Nguyen Vo Giap

• Essay: A Historical Overview of Vietnam from WWII through the Vietnam War

  From time to time, I like to post complete essays of mine which touch upon topics near and dear to my heart. If you know me, you won’t be surprised that this one is about Vietnam. I try to give a broad overview of the historical context which led to the Vietnam War of the…

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  March 15, 2013

  History & Culture, USA, Vietnam

  Dien Bien Phu, French colonialism, French Indochina, French-Indochina War, Geneva Convention, historical research, Ho Chi Minh, JFK and Vietnam, LBJ and Vietnam, Marshall Plan, Nguyen Vo Giap, OSS, Roosevelt, Viet Minh, Vietnam War, World War II