Decolonisations - Viet Nam

Xavier Diamé Ndour

Each year, I cover the colonisation and independence of a country. Season 3: Viet Nam You can contact me on podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com Podcast dédié à l'histoire des décolonisations, Saison 1: le Vietnam. Saison 2: Haïti Vous pouvez me contacter sur podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com

  1. 11/05/2025

    S3 Ep 25: Geneva

    The Geneva Accords ended the French war but only postponed the Vietnamese civil war to a later date.

    30 min

  2. 10/07/2025

    S3 Ep 24: Dien Bien Phu, A Pyrrhic Victory?

    The DRV won fair and square against France at Dien Bien Phu. But the Vietnamese military and society had to pay and astonishing price for victory.

    43 min

  3. 08/28/2025

    S3 Ep 23: False start at Dien Bien Phu

    The battle of Dien Bien Phu almost started on January 25th, 1954....

    26 min

  4. 07/03/2025

    S3 Ep 22: All Roads Lead to Dien Bien Phu

    1953. General Navarre is the 7th coach appointed for the French French team. His goal: to prevent France from being relegated from Indochina. His plan : play it safe in 1953-54, then go on the offensive from 1955 onwards. But General Giap wants to put a spanner in his works and attacks in Tai country, thereby threatening Laos. The road to Dien Bien Phu is then wide open.

    23 min

  5. 06/03/2025

    S3 Ep 21: We need a plan

    In 1953, the French are lost. What to do? Follow public opinion, cut their losses and get out of Indochina? Or fight harder, as advised by the new American administration? While France is heistating, the DRV makes a move in Laos.

    23 min

  6. 04/25/2025

    S3 Ep 20: Stop or Go Again?

    1952: Strategic differences began to appear between French and American allies, at the very moment when the Vietnamese and Chinese agreed to extend the war to the North West of Viet Nam, towards the border with Laos.

    26 min

  7. 03/27/2025

    S3 Ep 19: War Communism

    Between 1951 and 1954, France and the DRV (Democratic Republic of Viet Nam) fought 8 major battles. To compete with France, Ho Chi Minh and his government mobilised the whole population in an all encompassing total war by building a totalitarian communist state.

    22 min

  8. 02/24/2025

    S3 Ep 18: King John

    Did the dazzling and meteoric tenure of General de Lattre move the French cause forward in Vietnam? Not really if we consider that non-communist nationalists were discredited by his actions and that, when he left, the military situation was exactly the same as when he arrived. Production: Xavier Diamé Ndour Contact: podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com Music: Niamar le Conteur

    29 min
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Each year, I cover the colonisation and independence of a country. Season 3: Viet Nam You can contact me on podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com Podcast dédié à l'histoire des décolonisations, Saison 1: le Vietnam. Saison 2: Haïti Vous pouvez me contacter sur podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Xavier Diamé Ndour
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Xavier Diamé Ndour
  • Show Website
    Decolonisations - Viet Nam

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