Dien Bien Phu and Vietnam Divided, 1953–1959

Dien Bien Phu and Vietnam Divided, 1953–1959

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S1 E3: Examine mid-century Vietnam from the First Indochina War to the October 1955 referendum. Reconstruct the Battle of Dien Bien Phu from both French and Vietnamese perspectives. Study how the international community reckoned with a newly divided Vietnam. And survey the emergent political landscape in North and South Vietnam.