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Viet Minh forces launch rebellion against French authority in Vietnam; Beginning of the First Indochina War

Year: 1946 to 1954

Geographical Region(s): Southeast Asia 

Category: International Relations and Warfare

Associated Nation(s): Vietnam France Cambodia Laos

Additional Content:

(Book Review): Review: Ho Chi Minh: A Biography by Pierre Brocheux (translation by Claire Duiker) (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 265 pages. Preface, Timeline, Chronology, Notes, Bibliography, Index)

(Origins Article): Conflict Termination: How to End—and Not to End—Insurgencies
A vast majority of Americans, according to recent polling, want an end to the Iraq war. The question, however, is how to end it. In this issue Professor Joe Guilmartin examines the 'endgame' of several 20th century conflicts to see what lessons we might learn.