Christopher Goscha is an associate professor of history at the University of Quebec at Montreal. The author and editor of numerous books on Vietnam and Southeast Asia in English and French, he lives in Montreal, Canada.
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On May 7, 1954, when the bullets stopped and the air stilled in Dien Bien Phu, there was no doubt that Vietnam could fight a mighty colonial power and win. After nearly a decade of struggle, a nation forged in the crucible of war had achieved a victory un... SEE MORE