History of Vietnam: A Captivating Guide to Vietnamese History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781637160541)

If you want to discover the captivating history of Vietnam, then keep reading...

Before the Common Era, the area in and around what is now known as Vietnam was populated by a wide variety of people from differing ethnic groups. It was not until about the 11th century that the word "Viet" was used to describe the land occupied by the Viet people, first known as the "Lac" or "Lac Viet."

Vietnam, while still relatively poor in comparison to First World nations such as the United States and Japan, enjoys a much higher standard of living than could have possibly been imagined in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. In this book, you'll learn all about the history of Vietnam, one of the most fascinating countries in the world.

In History of Vietnam: A Captivating Guide to Vietnamese History, you will discover topics such as

• The Basics
• Ancient Vietnam
• Four and a Half Centuries of Independence
• The Ly Dynasty
• The Tran Dynasty
• The Later Le Dynasty
• The Europeans Arrive
• New Powers and New Divisions
• The French
• French Rule
• Vietnam in Turmoil
• Ho Chi Minh and the French Indochina War
• The Vietnam War
• And much, much more!

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