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Information for the Vietnam war historian

French troops crossing delta country in outdated US tanks during campaign against Viet Minh. Vietnam. 1950

I’ll add this to the links list, but for anybody interested in the conflict in Indochina, the Vietnam War Resource site is probably the best online source for information covering all aspects of the war.

French troops crossing delta country in outdated US tanks during campaign against Viet Minh. 1950 Photographer: Howard Sochurek for LIFE magazine.

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/Vietnam.html

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