The First Indochina War began as France attempted to reassert colonial control over Vietnam after World War II, but the conflict quickly escalated into a brutal Cold War battleground. Communist-led ...

April 21 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1509, Henry VIII became king of England after his father, Henry VII, died. In 1836, with the battle cry "Remember the Alamo!" Texas forces under Sam ...

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the French-Indochina War, a colonial conflict in which many Moroccans were enlisted from 1947 to 1954, just as ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war of ...

The First Indochina War began after France tried to reestablish colonial control over Vietnam following World War II.

People participate in a parade commemorating the victory of Dien Bien Phu battle in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Hau Dinh On May 7, Vietnam jubilantly celebrated the ...

The parade began at Hanoi's Ba Dinh Square, where communist leader Ho Chi Minh declared the country's independence from France in 1945. Hanoi is willing to let bygones be bygones, but many RVN ...

From 1940 to 1954, the jewel in the crown of France’s colonial empire was on fire. The French colonizer and Communist Viet Minh turned the Indochinese peninsula into a blazing inferno that blew away ...