Dien Bien Phu

[h2]The Battle of Dien Bien Phu[/h2] There is a book in the Kinsley Kansas library called [b]The 20 Most Decisive Battles in World History,[/b] or it might be called [b]The 20 Most Decisive Battle. ... Castries enlisted in the army at the age of 19. He was sent to the Saumur Cavalry School and in 1926 was commissioned an officer. He was an accomplished equestrian and once held the world record for horse jumping. . After rejoining the army at the start of World War II, ...