quote: "The very first memory I have of talking foreign affairs with my father was when Dien Bien Phu fell," Anil Malhotra, a World Bank official from India, said in a recent interview. "It was a source of great pride in the developing world. A small Asian nation had defeated a colonial power, convincingly. It changed history."
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lagatta
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posted 05 May 2004 11:50 AM
General Giap is still alive!
Not many have defeated not one, but TWO imperialist powers. Those old folks look really proud.
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N.Beltov
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posted 05 May 2004 01:59 PM
quote:Originally posted by lagatta:
Not many have defeated not one, but TWO imperialist powers. Those old folks look really proud.
A case could be made that in addition to defeating France and the U.S.A., Viet Nam also participated in the defeat of Imperial Japan in WW2. That would make three.
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lagatta
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posted 05 May 2004 02:22 PM
You are right, they certainly played a part in the defeat of Imperial Japan!
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