Dien Bien Phu Echoes at Khe Sanh with Old War Lessons
The piece recalls the 1954 Dien Bien Phu battle and compares it to later Vietnam era events. It notes Giap Ho Chi Minh and Navarre's roles, the Viet Minh tactics of ambush and attrition, and the French effort to starve the fortress through air supply and heavy artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dien’ Bien Phu
France
Asia
U.S
Vietnam
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Giap
Geneva
Ho, Chi Minh
Paris
Tonkin
Viet Minh
Communist League For Independence
U. S
Khe Sanh
Road Contracts Awarded Across Kansas Highways
State Highway Director John Montgomery announced $3.5 million in highway contracts. Highlights include 11.3 miles of Kansas 96 surfacing from Mt. Hope to Maize with multiple contractors, and additional projects on U.S. 56, Kansas 7, Kansas 92, and county roads, awarded to Prairie States Construction, Stannard Construction, San-Ore Construction, Reno Construction, Hankamer Asphalt, George M. Myers, and W. H. Harwood.
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Topeka
John Montgomery
Kansas 96
Mt. Hope
Maize
Prairie States Construction Co
Wichita
Stannard Construction Co
San-Ore Construction Co
McPherson
U.S. 56
Eby Street
National Street
Reno ‘Construction Co
Overland Park
Kansas 7
U.S. 24
Kansas Turnpike
Hankamer Asphalt Co
U.S. 73
US. 24
Leavenworth-Wyandotte
Reno Construction Co
Kansas 92
Perry Reservoir
George M. Myers
el Dorado
Kansas 39
Fredonia
W. H. Harwood
Cowley
Sumerians in Mesopotamia Build Early Governance Systems
The Sumerians, living in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates, developed early government, law, commerce, and farming about 4,000 years ago.
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Mesopotamia
Tigris
Euphrates Rivers
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Dien
Bien Phu
Hanoi
Henri Navarre
Navarre
Red River
Haiphong
Germany
Rene
Cogny
Harveys
Sen
Loafers
Flatties
West 15Th
Crestline
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Nebr
U.P
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