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Dien Bien Phu

3-12-14

America's Dien Bien Phu Syndrome

by John Prados

America should have learned its lesson in 1954: firepower is not enough to win wars.

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Dien Bien Phu

America's Dien Bien Phu Syndrome

by John Prados