It was a stronghold located at the bottom of a bowl-shaped river valley, about 10 miles long.
It was a stronghold located at the bottom of a bowl-shaped river valley, about 10 miles long. The only effective way into the stronghold was through air, which proved disastrous for General Christian de Castries when enemy anti aircraft fire prevented resupply. FTP, name this village in northwestern Vietnam, the location of a pivotal 1954 battle between the French and Vietnamese that led to the eventual separation into North and South Vietnam.
It was a stronghold located at the bottom of a bowl-shaped river valley, about 10 miles long.
Dien Bien Phu