s/t: The U.S. Bombing Mission in Indochina, 1954 This is the true story of Operation Vulture, a plan designed by President Eisenhower & his advisors to provide major US involvement in support of the French at Dien Bien Phu where they were locked in a deadly battle with the Vietnamese. the proposal included heavy bombing missions with the possible use of atomic bombs, grounds troops & the possibility of war with China. Prados recreates the series of meetings from declassified documents, meetings that included Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Winston Churchill & other high ranking political figures.