Bunker At The Imperial Citadel

Within the royal compound was where the Vietnamese military leadership would hole up in case Hanoi was ever bombed by the Americans during the Vietnam War.

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The Assignment In Hanoi

July 22nd 2017
Like last time, information from the bus company on what was going on was in short supply. Unlike last time, there were more people on the bus than food supplies this time; the bus stopped a lot on the Laos side picking up more and more people each time, to the point where there were more people than sleepers, and then more people than ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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