An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the 57-day battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam between the French army and the Vietminh, which finally resulted in the defeat and surrender of the French forces and France's eventual withdrawal from Vietnam.
October 12, 1920 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
18 April 1946, Valangin, Switzerland
April 27, 1947 in Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
5 May 1928, Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme, France
5 October 1919, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
27 February 1970
4 February 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA
October 25, 1947 in Wilrijk, Belgium
March 26, 1951 in Sainte-Adresse, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France

