The French Fight a Dirty War in Vietnam

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Classroom Material
Keywords
Vietnam War Ken Burns Vietnam Southeast Asia Indochina French Indochina Indochina War communism Henri Navarre General Navarre napalm pacification La Sale Guerre Dirty War WETA
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The French Fight a Dirty War in Vietnam

By 1953, the French had been fighting for seven years, had suffered over 100,000 casualties, and had failed to pacify the countryside. Large parts of the French population were horrified by reports of brutality and the use of napalm.

NOTE: This video is part of a lesson plan titled Eisenhower, the French, and Dien Bien Phu.
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PBS Learning Media

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