Vietnam War Almanac | The Indochina War (1946–54)

• Stalemate in the early years
• The Cold War
• United States provides active support to France
• French support for war fades
• American aid not enough
• The battle of Dien Bien Phu
• Sources
• Words to Know
• People to Know
• First American Casualty in Vietnam
• President Eisenhower and the Domino Theory

In 1946, the struggle between Vietnam's French colonial rulers and its Communist-supported nationalist movement finally erupted into all-out war....