1. A Fatal Mistake the Vietnam War
... 's well trained and better equipped army(Encarta "Vietnam War-). By March 6 of 1946, Vietnam's independence was finally recognized by the Indochinese Federation and French Union, which included Laos and Cambodia (Chant 25). That same day, however, the French launch a swift offensive campaign through North Vietnam, after landing in North Vietnam's largest port city, Haiphong (Chant 25). In ... for the French (Chant 25). France was losing its foothold in the North, but the slow French defeat was the catalyst for the slow escalation of U.S. involvement. The USSR and China had announced thei...
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