1. Australia and the Vietnam War
The Chinese had no sympathy for the French and when they withdrew, they left Ho's government in place. ... Then came Vinh Yen, a "set-piece" battle fought along conventional lines that resulted in a decisive French victory. This forced the Viet Minh to revert to a passive stage of revolutionary warfare and gave the French a false sense of security that the Viet Minh could never match them in a "set-piece" battle. ... In the North the Viet Minh were again overrunning forts and the French continuing to try to draw them into "set-piece" battles. ... In the south, emperor Bao Dai who, after c...
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