BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA: Hill 101

BATTLE OF INDOCHINA

A will-to-win met a will-to-win last week on Hill 101 in Indo-China. When the battle was over, the will of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny dominated the field.

The Communists' will-to-win, personified in crafty Ho Chi Minh, had always been there. It was evident last week in the courage and coolness of Communist soldiers who turned their machine guns on power-diving Cobra planes strafing their hilltop position. By holding their fire until the Cobras were at the bottom of their dives, the Communists caused six to be grounded for repairs....

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