❚ All products were chosen independently by our editorial team. This article contains affiliate links and we may receive a commission for purchases made. Please read our affiliates FAQ page to find out more.

The first Vietnam War

Christopher Goscha explores the conflict between the French empire and Ho Chi Minh’s Vietnamese army that followed WW2

Published: July 20, 2022 at 11:43 AM

Save

Historian Christopher Goscha explores the decade-long conflict between the French empire and Ho Chi Minh’s communist Vietnamese forces that followed the Second World War. Speaking to Rob Attar, he argues that the Vietnamese triumph was unlike any other anti-colonial struggle of the era.

Ad

Christopher Goscha is the author of The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam (Princeton University Press, 2022)

Ad

Authors

Rob AttarHead of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine

Rob Attar is head of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine

Ad

Ad

Loading...

Ad

Loading...