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There has not been a victory so needed for the Vietnamese then that of the battle of Dien Bien Phu it shows the combination of strength, good leadership and sheer determination by not just the soldier but also the people behind the soldiers can and will define all odds if you really believe. ... General Vo Nguyen Giap leader of the Viet Minh military believed there best shot was at Dien Bein Phu. ... By January 1954 about 40,000 Viet Minh troops and 200 heavy artillery guns were positioned in the mountains surrounding Bein Dien Phu and the 15, 000 French troops. ...
The battle of Dien Bien Phu was the culmination of 9 years of hard laborious painful war. The battle cost France more then high casualties it signified the failure to re-establish political or military control over Indochina. ... Although Vietnam is not completely unified the Battle of Dien Bien Phu has achieved more then The Vietnamese could have hoped for within the time period without the now increasingly important battle of Dien Bein Phu.
Approximate Word count = 730
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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