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Frances Countess of Warwick

'The Observer's Book of Birds'

October 11th 2021
'The Observer's Book of Birds' was my first bird book. I still have it – minus the dust-jacket but carefully wrapped in brown paper. It has been with me since May 1964. I know this because I wrote dates in the index, next to the birds’ names, and the earliest dates are from May 1964 - for example: “Nuthatch 20/5/64”. I used to pore over the pictures in this little book and dream o ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District Two

Vietnamese Flag 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
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