Bernard B. Fall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernard B. Fall

American war correspondent

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1926

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 21-Feb-1967

Profession: photographer, war correspondent, political scientist, university teacher

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Bernard B.
Fall (November 19, 1926 – February 21, 1967) was a prominent war correspondent, historian, political scientist, and expert on Indochina during the 1950s and 1960s.
Born in Austria, he moved with his family to France as a child after Germany's annexation, where he started fighting for the French Resistance at the age of sixteen, and later the French Army during World War II. In 1950 he first came to the United States for graduate studies at Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins University, returning and making his residence there.
He taught at Howard University for most of his career and made regular trips to Southeast Asia to learn about changes and the societies.
He predicted the failures of France and the United States in the wars in Vietnam because of their tactics and lack of understanding of the societies.
He was killed by a landmine while accompanying United States Marines on a patrol in 1967.