I was not aware that French General Marcel Bigeard passed away on June 18th at the age of 94. Among other things, he led the French forces at Dien Bien Phu in the First Indochina War. His passing is marked here. He was a true warrior.
I commented briefly on that battle here, paying tribute to the French who damned well could have won that battle. I did not know that Bigeard still lived when I wrote that post.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
