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Dwight D. Eisenhower

French fortress of Dien Bien Phu fell to the Vietnamese Communists

May, 1954
Vietnam

When the French fortress of Dien Bien Phu fell to the Vietnamese Communists in May 1954, Eisenhower refused to intervene despite urgings from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Vice President and the head of NCS.


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