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The Tunnels

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June 12th 2012
The Viet Cong tunnels were according to the Guide about 250 kilometres long. Thousands of people lived in there during the war, with weapons storage, hospitals,cooking all under ground. We were told by the Guide : The Southeren one: that some American soldiers avoiding dropping bombs on homes vissible and dropped them in the country side instead. Thinking they would save lives, but the damage on t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more