Labels:text | screenshot | person | poster OCR: THE VIETNAM WAR OVERVIEW OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION 2 COURSE OF THE WAR ORIGINS HUMAN COST KEY PLAYERS French troops face total defeat at Dien Bien Phu 2: FRENCH DEFEAT In their fight for independence, the Viet Minh adopted guerrilla tactics. In 1954 they defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu. The French withdrew, but left Vietnam divided. Communist Ho Chi Minh ruled the North, while Ngo Dinh Diem, backed by the U.S ., ruled the South. CHRONOLOGY . NEWSFLASH ...
