Dien Bien Phu: Trenches in the Tropics is a simple simulation of the battle of Dien Bien Phu (March 13 – May 7 1954). This decisive battle saw French elite troops (paratroopers of Bigeard and the L gion trang re) defeated by the Vietminh led by General Vo Nguyen Giap. It put an end to the French domination over Indochina and was a great victory for the Vietnamese Communist party who would be seen, after this event, as the party who gave freedom to its own people. Dien Bien Phu: Trenches in the Tropics is a two-player war game. One player commands the Vietminh, while the other commands the French forces.

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