Fairly nasty Viet Cong man-trap!

Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta

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August 8th 2007
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Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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