Why Did Ho Chi Minh Win The First Vietnam War

The First Vietnam War was fought by France and Ho Chi Minh and many lessons had to be learned to win this war. The Vietminh were not your traditional trained army, but made mostly of peasants who needed to be trained. Both the Vietminh and the French army had strengths and weakness which would impact the outcome of the war. The one thing Ho Chi Minh had over the French was he focused on the French weaknesses and used them to his advantage. Another important advantage was the knowledge the Vietminh of their jungles with the ability to slip in and out of attacks. The French would take military munitions and equipment from the United States in 1953, but this help came too late and the French surrendered to the Vietminh in May of 1954. France