Founded by King Mongkut (1804–1868) of Siam during his twenty-six years of monkhood, the Dhammayut sect (Thammayut or Dhammayuttikanikaya, those attached to the dharma, or Buddhist teachings/doctrines) is distinguished from the other order of...

The creation myth of the Vietnamese people places their founding in the northern sector of the Indochinese peninsula. Lac Long Quan (the Dragon) and Au Co (the Immortal) were said to have engendered the founders of the Vietnamese nation in the form of...

The history of Vietnam began 2,700 years ago. Successive dynasties based in China ruled Vietnam directly for most of the period from 111 BC until 938 when Vietnam regained its independence.[1] Vietnam remained a tributary state to its larger neighbor...

Vietnam At War. The History: 1946-1975. By Phillip Davidson. Presidio Press; 868 pages; $27.50. Sidgewick & Jackson; [British pounds]16.95. A Bright and Shining Lie:John Paul Vann And America in Vietnam. By Neil Sheehan. Random House; 862 pages; $24.95. To be published in...

In one of frequent corporate ads in the OP-Ed section of the New York Times, the one on April 30th by United Technologies addressed the issue of Vietman. As I glanced through it, I noticed the claim that the first American killed in...

When Richard Lugar took to the Senate floor two weeks ago to express his grave concerns with the White House’s Iraq strategy, he was celebrated in some quarters as the principled and courageous face of an emerging Republican “break” with the President. Then, earlier this...

This essay is about the affect the fall of Dien Bien Phu had upon Vietnam and its history.

Examines Ho Chi Minh's role in providing independence and freedom for Vietnam and his people. Traces the history of Vietnam to the 1945 Japanese occupation. Explains how the nation was divided into a communist north (governed by the DRV) and a noncommunist south (administrated by the Vietnamese government in Saigon).