Real Time History

Season 2023, Episode 14

Episode Title: Why France Lost Vietnam: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Air Date: 2023-09-29

Overview:

After the French success in the Battle of Na San, the battle of Dien Bien Phu is supposed to defeat the Viet Minh once and for all. But instead the weeks long siege becomes a symbol of the French defeat in Vietnam.