In 1954, the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu fell to the Viet Minh, in one of the 20th century’s most decisive battles.
Author Archives: Bernard B. Fall
At his untimely death in 1967, Bernard B. Fall was widely considered the greatest civilian expert on the war in Vietnam. His "Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu" and "Street Without Joy" are still on the short list of the most essential books about the French phase of the war, and are indispensable to understanding the American phase.