Vietnam. A television history. Cao Xuan Nghia [produced by WGBH Boston Video]

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Cao Xuan Nghia was a mineworker whose father died of starvation due to the poor working conditions and famine brought by the Japanese Occupation. As a result and out of desperation, Cao Xuan Nghia joined the Viet Minh in 1944. Cao Xuan Nghia became a resistance fighter in 1946 and stayed until 1957. Cao Xuan Nghia recounts his participation in the march to Dien Bien Phu at this time and the battle of Doc Lap Hill.

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14 minutes

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Alexander Street

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