Bernard B. Fall

Bernard B. Fall
Fall eating with US Army troops in Vietnam
Born	(1926-11-19)November 19, 1926 Vienna, Austria
Died	February 21, 1967(1967-02-21) (aged 40) Street Without Joy, South Vietnam
Nationality	Austrian French American
Alma mater	University of Paris University of Munich Syracuse University (MA; PhD) Johns Hopkins University
Occupation(s)	War correspondent and historian
Years active	1953-1967
Spouse	Dorothy Winer Fall
Children	3 daughters

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 the Anschluss. He started fighting for the French Resistance at the age of 16 and later for 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 their societies. He predicted the failures of France and the United States in their wars in Vietnam because of their tactics and lack of understanding of the societies. He was killed by a landmine in South Vietnam while he was accompanying US Marines on a patrol in 1967.