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French Indochina War and the Battle of Dien Bien Phu: How Vietnam Ended France’s Colonial Empire4 days

“The only pitched battle to be lost by a European army in the history of decolonisation.” That was how historian Jean-Pierre Rioux described the French Indochina War. At the latest stage of the war, battle of Dien Bien Phu located at a remote mountain valley in northwestern Vietnam. The Vietnamese brought down one of the world’s great colonial empir...

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Fall of Singapore: How Japan’s Bicycle Army Conquered Malaya in 70 Days6 days

Lieutenant General Arthur Percival surrender Singapore to General Tomoyuki Yamashita on 15 Gebruary 1942 | Image via Inside Story

On the morning of 15 February 1942, Lieutenant General Arthur Percival surrendered to the Japanese lines in Singapore. The surrender marks the fall of Singapore. Behind him lay 85,000 British, Australian, Indian, and M...

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Malacca Sultanate History: The golden age of trade that put Southeast Asia on the map4 weeks

Tomé Pires, a Portuguese trader who visited Malacca in the early 16th century made statement on Malacca sultanate. “Whoever is Lord of Malacca shall have his hands on the throat of Venice”. His statement is not an exaggeration, he noticed that the Malacca sultanate controlled the most strategic vital waterway on earth, known as the strait of Malacca.

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