Scenes from Vietnamese History

An idealized portrait of an ancient Vietnamese warrior.

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Bia rùa trong viện Bảo Tàng Lịch Sử Việt Nam, Hà Nội.
Turtle-borne stele in the Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi.

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Bia Tiến Sĩ tại Văn Miếu. Bia này được đặt từ năm 1738.
A Doctorate stele in the Temple of Literature, Hanoi. This particular stele dates back to 1738.

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Cây đa do Ngô Quyền trồng na(m 938.
The Banyan tree planted by King Ngo Quyen in 938 A. D.

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Hình ảnh Côn Đảo.
A view of Con Son Island, where many Vietnamese nationalists and revolutionaries were incarcerated.

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Đền thờ An Dương Vương.
Temple to King An Duong Vuong (257-207 B.C.).

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Kiệu Vua Duy Tân.
Emperor Duy Tan (1907-1916) and his entourage.

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Hình Vua Đồng Khánh.
Portrait of Emperor Dong Khanh (1883-1886).

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Ngày lễ Hai Bà Trưng. (cuo^'i tha^.p niên 1950).
Procession commemorating two Vietnamese heroines (40-43 A.D.).

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Quân Pháp chiếm thành Hưng Hóa.
The French assault on Hung Hoa citadel (1884).

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Nhà bia đá tại thành Cổ Loa.
The Stelae pavilion at Co Loa Citadel, near Hanoi.

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Bàn thờ nỏ thần Kim Quy.
Altar to the Magical Crossbow.

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Hình Ông Nguyễn Văn Tường.
Portrait of Nguyen Van Tuong, a late-19th century mandarin.

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Hình Ông Phan Thanh Giản.
Portrait of Phan Thanh Gian, a mid-19th century mandarin.

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Sân Triều tại thành Cổ Loa.
Hall where the King held Court in Co Loa Citadel.

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Bàn thờ An Dương Vương.
Altar to King An Duong Vuong.

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Bức hoành phi "Vạn Thế Sư Biểu". Bút tích vua Khang Hi đời Thanh. Va(n Miếu, Hà Nội.
A horizontal lacquered board with the inscription "Teacher Of All Generations". The calligraphy is from the Qing emperor Kang Hsi. The Temple of Literature, Hanoi.
Preview Thời Hùng Vương 18 : The era of Hung Vuong XVIII. This movie romanticizes historical events in Vietnam in the 3rd century B. C.

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Who's Who in Vietnamese History

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Recent Vietnamese History
A good page on The Vietnam War, from an American perspective. Contains many links to resources on the Vietnam War. Indochina Snapshot : An interesting travelogue through Vietnam and Cambodia, back in late 1988.
Vietnam Memoirs. Souvenirs of R. Shand, a Canadian-born Vietnam veteran who served from 1968 to 1969. Most of the material was written in 1976. Vietnam Memories. A sampling of photographs by AP photographer Neal Ulevich.
The Vietnam Experience : A Marine's thoughts on the Vietnam War. E. Kenneth Hoffman is an Associate Professor of Communication at Seton Hall University. His portfolio of pictures about the Vietnam War dates back to the 1969-1970 period.

Photographic Flashbacks to 1968 Vietnam. Take a trip down Memory Lane to the Vietnam War Museum in Chicago.
An American artist's view of the Vietnam War. Combat artist Jim Pollock's paintings of Vietnam War scenes (1967) Odyssey of the Boat People : The saga of a Chinese-Vietnamese family through 3 generations.

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