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Bombardier
18-07-05, 13:09
HOA BINH CAMPAIGN:
VIET MINH ATTACK, THE FRENCH RESPOND

During the last few months of 1951 and the beginning of 1952 the French in Indochina tried to wrench the initiative from the Viet Minh. The failure of Vo Nguyen Giap’s (the Viet Minh commander) May 1951 attack on the Red River Delta showed the French how the Viet Minh could be defeated if the conditions were favorable. So, the French aimed to position the Viet Minh in places where their lack of modern heavy weapons could be exposed.

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Matzos
18-07-05, 13:54
A long read, but a good one!