In 1954 in Dien Bien Phu, Geneviève de Galard spent around 60 days on the battlefield. ... and published on the cover of Paris Match, confirmed her popularity. Her round face, ...

Dien Bien Phu overrun by rebels By United Press HANOI, Indochina -- The French fortress of Dien Bien Phu fell to overwhelming hordes of Communist Viet Minn attackers today, ending a 57-day siege.

Paris (AFP) – Genevieve de Galard, a nurse dubbed the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu" for treating wounded during a defining 1954 battle in then French Indochina, has died aged 99, with President ...

On this day in 1954, an epic battle ended in Vietnam. The French defeat at Dien Bien Phu was a game changer, ending French colonial rule in Southeast Asia and the setting the stage for U.S ...

For Moscow and Beijing, Dien Bien Phu represented a great leap forward. For the USA, the political vacuum left by the French abandonment of Indochina led to their own 10-year war in Vietnam.

France has for the first time been invited to commemorate the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu, which led to French troops' defeat in Vietnam and marked the country's last stand in colonial Indochina.

For Moscow and Beijing, Dien Bien Phu represented a great leap forward. For the USA, the political vacuum left by the French abandonment of Indochina led to their own 10-year war in Vietnam.

For Moscow and Beijing, Dien Bien Phu represented a great leap forward. For the US the political vacuum left by the French abandonment of Indochina was to lead to their own ten-year war in Vietnam.