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DIEN BIEN PHU.
One thing that bores me is the Viet/American conflict.I lived through it and it was an overwhelming slice of instant history but the French involvement is much more interesting from a Toy soldier point of view.
First of all theres nearly nothing out there so nearly anything would be a conversion. These French from Marx might be worth thinking about as regards the Putteed figures for use as early Viet Minh. Below are a few more possibilities . The cheap plastic Japs could be done maybe.
In reality the war began, as regards the USA, because of a food lobby that had immense power behind the scenes.It made your favourite rice.This fact is long lost in time.
They saw themselves losing prestige and land in Vietnam and managed to create the need for invasion. If ever there was a war that could have been easily avoided this was it.The Viets were also pushed into accepting communist help. But history repeats itself don't you think? Out of the war came some honour.Firstly Cassius Clay (Ali) said there was no way he was going to go to Vietnam and kill brothers. A Marine Sgt after he and his platoon were held up for hours by a Viet (who had had most of his innards shot away and had then strapped them back in with his belt and mess tin ) on fionding him still alive stopped his men from killing the wounded man saying."Any man who can do what you did can drink out of my canteen any day ".He then put the canteen to his enemy's lips.Wherever you are Sir the Gods of War and myself salute you for being a man.
The Viets fine little army finally drove America out of the country to a shameful defeated disguised as retreat. The little people of Vietnam showede to all that a people united can never be defeated.






































Dien Bien Phu