Bernard B. Fall
Historian, Author
1926 – 1967
Who was Bernard B. Fall?
Bernard B. Fall was a prominent war correspondent, historian, political scientist, and expert on Indochina during the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Austria, he moved with his family to France as a child after Germany's annexation, where he started fighting with the French Resistance at age 16, and later the French Army during World War II.
In 1950 he first came to the United States for graduate studies at Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins University, returning and making his residence there. He taught at Howard University for most of his career and made regular trips to Southeast Asia to learn about changes and the societies. He predicted the failures of France and the United States in the wars in Vietnam because of their tactics and lack of understanding of the societies.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1926
Vienna - Also known as
- Bernard Fall
- Nationality
- United States of America
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, Syracuse University
( - 1955) - University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Paris
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Doctorate, Syracuse University
- Lived in
- Vietnam
( - 1967/02/21)
- Vietnam
- Died
- Feb 21, 1967
Thừa Thiên–Huế Province
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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