In Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) the author reflects Hos life, his good and bad relations with the Big Five, and his influence in the Third World countries and his place in the Vietnam history. Some interesting comparisons are seen in this book. The author writes it with all his historic impartiality in the hope of helping the future generations have the right knowledge of their country s historic events which are compared to the rain. Facing it people have different feelings. It is up to their ...

Geographically, historically and culturally Vietnam was profoundly influenced by Chinese culture due to more than 1,000 years under Chinese rule. Chinese influence was less important in Vietnam from 1884 to 1945 after the French occupied Cochinchina and established their protectorate in Tonkin and Annam. By the end of the 19th century almost all the Vietnamese resistance forces were defeated by the French. The Vietnamese revolutionaries looked for different paths of national liberation, an...

English-language scholarship all too often dismisses South Vietnam as an American creation, a product of US imperialism. Republican Vietnam, 1963–1975 boldly upends this depiction, exposing a diverse and dynamic portrait of the Second Republic. In twelve essays, each based on original archival research, the volume brings to life the Second Republic in all its complexities, displaying how politicians, students, educators, publishers, journalists, musicians, religious leaders, busin...