The French retaliated, killing thousands of Spaniards. It was the start of a brutal, no-holds-barred war, marked by savagery on both sides. The French tortured and mutilated their prisoners ...

She flew more than 120 chopper missions in Indochina, often landing on jungle airstrips or near rice paddies amid enemy fire.

In an acclaimed book, Fredrick Logevall explains how America’s campaign in Vietnam grew out of France’s bloody defeat in the First Indochina War 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario ...