Bernard B. Fall (1926–1967)
Author of Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu
About the Author
Bernard Fall was born in Vienna in 1926, migrating to France in 1938. After his father was killed by the Gestapo and his mother killed at Auschwitz, he joined the French Resistance at sixteen, then the French Army. Following World War II, he was an analyst with the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal. show more Coming to the United States in the early 1950s, he earned a master's and a doctorate at Syracuse University. He first traveled to Indochina in 1953, returning in 1957, 1962, 1965, 1966, and 1967, when he was killed by a mine on the "street without joy," the highway he had described in his book. He also wrote Hell in a Very Small Place. show less
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- Birthdate
- 1926-11-19
- Date of death
- 1967-02-21
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- France (naturalized)
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
- Place of death
- Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, Vietnam
- Cause of death
- land mine
- Places of residence
- Washington, D.C., USA
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, UK - Education
- University of Paris
University of Munich
University of Maryland
Syracuse University - Occupations
- war correspondent
historian
political scientist
journalist - Relationships
- Winer, Dorothy (spouse)
- Organizations
- American University
Howard University
French Army
French Resistance - Awards and honors
- George Polk Journalism Award (1966)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1966)
Ordre de la Libération (1945)
Fulbright Scholar (1950)
United States Department of Defense Certificate of Appreciation (1961)
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- Popularity
- #20,106
- Rating
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- ISBNs
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