The diary tells of the soldier’s grueling journey through Laos, over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and reveals his personal motivations for fighting. The Vietnam War has roots going back all the way to ...

First built in 1899, the train, which travels more than 1,700km from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on a single track, was bombed several times during the Vietnam War to cut off the important ...

becoming the first American casualty of the Vietnam War. Following a breakdown in negotiations, Ho Chi Minh's Vietminh forces begin a war to liberate themselves from their colonial ruler ...

‘Finally a book on the First Indochina War that goes beyond the standard account of a simple conflict between Ho Chi Minh’s Vietnam and the French. The war against the colonizer is there, but so is ...

As a result, in the 1950s, the French found themselves fighting a war against the Viet Minh, an organisation dedicated to getting rid of foreign powers from Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh wanted to unite ...

Donald J. Trump has said he would transform America’s relationship with allies and adversaries. He has pledged to end the war ...

The ten-year programme, unveiled more than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, will cost $183m (£141m). The site at Bien Hoa airport, outside Ho Chi Minh City, is considered the most ...

HANOI, Vietnam — The appeal of a Vietnamese property ... in one of the biggest corruption cases in history. The court in Ho Chi Minh City will review Lan’s request for a reduced sentence ...