François Ponchaud, Who Alerted World to Cambodian Atrocities, Dies at 85
A French Catholic priest, he wrote a book recounting horrors committed by the Khmer Rouge that were responsible for the ...
Valérie André, aviator and parachutist who became France's first female general, dies aged 102
Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died.
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Indochina War : When 85 Moroccan deserters were repatriated from Vietnam to Morocco
Moroccan soldiers deserted during the Indochina War. They escaped death seeking refuge in Vietnam to lead a miserable life ...
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Trailblazing Aviator and General Valérie André Passes Away at 102
Valérie André, a pioneering French aviator and the first woman general in France, passed away at 102. Combining her expertise in medicine and aviation, she served as a military doctor and helicopter ...
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JFK's Early Days
In April 1954, John Fitzgerald Kennedy addressed his fellow senators on the situation in Indochina. It was not surprising, he said, that the French had failed to control a Communist insurgency there.