Those of us who were alive in the Vietnam era will remember the sight of Soviet-built tanks rolling into the presidential ...

Below, we outline nine key moments that defined the Vietnam War. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu // March 13–May 7 1954 The Battle of Dien Bien Phu put an end to French colonial supremacy in the ...

HANOI, Indochina -- The French fortress of Dien Bien Phu fell to overwhelming hordes ... give France its worst military defeat since World War II. The Paris announcement by Laniel said the ...

Vietnam’s war with the United States lasted for nearly ... which culminated with the decisive defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. The end of French Indochina meant major changes ...

France, which also lost a war in Vietnam, sent a minister to last year's celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the end of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, when French colonial rule collapsed.

The Vietnam War has largely been relegated to the history ... The commanding general credited with defeating the French at Dien Bien Phu and later defeating the Americans as commander of North ...

The Vietnam War was the second-longest war in U.S. history ... which culminated with the decisive defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. The end of French Indochina meant major changes ...

More than 50 years after the Vietnam War gripped the world's attention, the battlefields where countless lives were lost have become poignant pilgrimage sites for veterans and tourists alike.