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Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 1: The First Indochina War, Điện Biên Phủ, and All That

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 1: The First Indochina War, Điện Biên Phủ, and All That

Update: 2025-01-27

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Scott discusses the role that policymaker ignorance played in the French decision to try to re-conquer their former colony in Indochina following WWII, the American decision to support the French, and the calamitous Battle of Điện Biên Phủ that ended the First Indochina War.

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Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 1: The First Indochina War, Điện Biên Phủ, and All That

Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 1: The First Indochina War, Điện Biên Phủ, and All That

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