Indochina War Exhibits, Hanoi

A sampling of the exhibits on display at the Military Museum, Hanoi:



Guerilla Tactics Manual, published by the Viet Minh, 1944.



Viet Minh grenade launcher.



Mortar used at the battle of Dien Bien Phu.



Dien Bien Phu dairy of a Lieutenant from the 4th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment.



Japanese field gun used by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu.

And from the Political Museum, Hanoi:



General de Castries's chair, from his bunker at Dien Bien Phu.



General Giap's compass and pistol, 1944:



Bangalore torpedo used by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu.



Wire cutters used by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu.