Petite histoire de l’implantation française à Dien Bien Phu avant le grand choc (1888-1953)
Dien Bien Phu… these three syllables conjure up, in the collective memory of the Vietnamese, a founding victory; as for most French people, they are synonymous with a defeat that put an end to a century of colonization. But before the great battle of 1954, this site in north-western Viet Nam, border...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Language: | Français |
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2025
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| Online Access: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | Dien Bien Phu… these three syllables conjure up, in the collective memory of the Vietnamese, a founding victory; as for most French people, they are synonymous with a defeat that put an end to a century of colonization. But before the great battle of 1954, this site in north-western Viet Nam, bordering Laos, had a history, was inhabited by local communities, and later crossed by the new masters, the French, as explorers, administrators and soldiers. This sudy examines this “pre-history”. |
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