Vietnam War Explained: Part 4
This is the fourth article of the Vietnam War series. In Part 3, we learned that the Viet Minh and the French were unable to reach a negotiated peace agreement after the Japanese surrender. This set the stage for the First Indochina War. The First Indochina War started in December 1946 and lasted till August …
Dien Bien Phu: Last Nail in the French Coffin
What was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu? The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was one of many military confrontations between the French and the Viet Minh forces during the First Indochina War. Why is the battle called Dien Bien Phu? The battle is named after the place where it happened. Today, Dien Bien Phu …
Battle of Hanoi: The beginning of the First Indochina War
The Battle of Hanoi was an armed conflict between the French and the Viet Minh. It started on 19 December 1946 and lasted till 18 February 1947. It marks the beginning of the First Indochina War. Although armed conflicts between the French and the Viet Minh started as early as September 1946 in South Vietnam …
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Agent Orange: All that you wanted to know
What was Agent Orange? Agent Orange was a chemical used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Why was it called Agent Orange? Was it actually orange in color? No, it was actually colorless like water. It got its name because of the drums it was stored in. It was stored in 55-gallon drums. …
Pentagon Papers: All that you wanted to know
This article answers some of the common questions that people ask about the Pentagon Papers.
Ngo Dinh Diem and South Vietnam
After the Geneva Accords were signed, Ho Chi Minh and his comrades decided to follow a political line. This political line was based on the belief in the moral and economic superiority of communism over capitalism. This line also involved not picking arms against Ngo Dinh Diem. To begin with, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam …
Vietnam War Explained: Part 3
August Revolution: Viet Minh and the French Return This is the third article in the Vietnam War series. In this article, we are going to look at the events that led to the outbreak of the First Indochina War. If you haven’t already gone through the first two articles of this series, I would request …
Vietnam War Explained: Part 2
This article covers the period of French colonial rule over Indochina, the Japanese occupation of Indochina, Ho Chi Minh’s early political career, the birth of Viet Minh, the United States’ support for Viet Minh, and the end of French colonial rule over Indochina.