Most of the worlds “imperial” countries were involved in the conflict.
I’ve never read that book sorry
World War II and independence. For five years during World War II, Indochina was a French-administered possession of Japan. ... When the Japanese surrendered in August 1945, the communist-led Viet Minh ordered a general uprising, and, with no one organized to oppose them, they were able to seize power in Hanoi.
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