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Liang published Phan's 1905 work Việt Nam vong quốc sử (History of the Loss of Vietnam) and intended to distribute it in China and abroad, but also to smuggle it into Vietnam. Phan wanted to rally people to support the cause for Vietnamese independence; the work is regarded as one of the most important books in the history of Vietnam's ...
The base was located just north of the old town of Hội An and 22 km southeast of Danang. [1] The base was constructed by the 58th Naval Construction Battalion starting on 1 March 1968 in what was the largest single Seabee construction mission of the Vietnam War. When construction was completed on 21 June 1968 the base complex comprised over ...
The Trần dynasty of Đại Việt decided to accept the supremacy of the Yuan dynasty in order to avoid further conflicts. In 1289, Đại Việt released most of the Mongol prisoners of war to China, but Omar, whose return Kublai particularly demanded, was intentionally drowned when the boat transporting him was contrived to sink.
Ming conquest of Vietnam in 1406–1407 Qing invasion of northern Vietnam in 1788–1789. Vietnam emerged from the disintegration of China's Tang dynasty in the early 900s. [11]: 49 The border between China and Vietnam was generally stable for the next 800 years, with China challenging the border once.
The legend from Lĩnh Nam chích quái was novelized as Quả Dưa Đỏ (lit. ' The Red Melon ') by Nguyễn Trọng Thuật and published Nam Phong Magazine in 1925, which was one of the first modern Vietnamese novels. [5] The novel was also inspired by Robinson Crusoe. [6] In 2011, Tô Hoài wrote the novel Đảo Hoang (lit.
In 1941, Nguyen Ai Quoc (commonly known by his alias Ho Chi Minh) founded the Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi, or the Viet Minh. When the Japanese were defeated at the end of World War II, he initiated the first Indochinese war of independence against the French. During this time, Vietnamese forces made extensive use of Cambodian territory to ...
United under strong dynastic rule, both Siam to the west and Vietnam to the east sought to achieve hegemony in the lowland region and the Lao mountains. The Siamese introduced — and Vietnam soon followed — the hostage system for Cambodian royals, who were relocated to their courts, actively undermining royal affairs and shaping future ...
Phạm Xuân Ẩn (born Phạm Văn Thành; September 12, 1927 – September 20, 2006) was a notable Vietnamese spy, journalist, and correspondent for Time, Reuters and the New York Herald Tribune, stationed in Saigon during the war in Vietnam.