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Flight to Hanoi over the Gulf of Tonkin

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April 27th 2009
18th April 2009 The flight to Hanoi took just a little over two hours, we flew over the famous Gulf of Tonkin where the history of the Vietnam War was shaped and expanded by the USA after the notorious ‘Gulf of Tonkin’ incident. Looking down at the peaceful water it’s hard to imagine what suffering occurred here forty plus years ago. On the mini bus into town we met a couple from France, X ... 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