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2. Matterhorn (novel) - Wikipedia

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   Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War is a novel by American author and decorated Marine, Karl Marlantes.It was first published by El León Literary Arts in 2009 (in small quantity) and re-issued (and slightly edited) as a major publication of Atlantic Monthly Press [1] on March 23, 2010.

3. First Indochina War - Wikipedia

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   First Indochina War; Part of the Indochina Wars, the Cold War, and the decolonization of Asia: Clockwise from the top: After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, supporting Laotian troops fall back across the Mekong River into Laos; French Marine commandos wade ashore off the Annam coast in July 1950; M24 Chaffee American light tank used by the French in Vietnam; Geneva Conference on 21 July 1954; A ...

4. The Refugees (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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   813/.6. LC Class. PS3614.G97 A6 2017. The Refugees is a 2017 short story collection by Viet Thanh Nguyen. [4] It is Nguyen's first published short story collection and his first book after winning the Pulitzer Prize for The Sympathizer. The eight-story collection, set in different locations in California and Vietnam, earned favorable reviews ...

5. Le Ly Hayslip - Wikipedia

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   Ky La, Vietnam. Occupation. Writer. Nationality. Vietnamese-American. Genre. Memoir. Le Ly Hayslip ([lej˨ˀ˨ʔ lɪj˩ˀ˧]; born Phùng Thị Lệ Lý; December 19, 1949) is a Vietnamese-American writer, memoirist and humanitarian. [1] Through her foundations, she has worked to rebuild cultural bridges between Vietnam and America following ...

6. Đại Việt - Wikipedia

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   Đại Việt(大越, IPA:[ɗâjˀvìət]; literally Great Việt), was a Vietnamese monarchy in eastern Mainland Southeast Asiafrom the 10th century AD to the early 19th century, centered around the region of present-day Hanoi. Its early name, Đại Cồ Việt,[note 1]was established in 968 by the ruler Đinh Bộ Lĩnhafter he ended the ...

7. Forward air control during the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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   The Forward Air Controller (FAC) fulfilled many duties during the Second Indochina War.In addition to the usual close air support strike missions to aid South Vietnamese ground forces in their struggle against insurgents backed by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, he might direct combat search and rescue operations or air interdiction strikes on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

8. South Vietnam - Wikipedia

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   The official name of the South Vietnamese state was the "Republic of Vietnam" (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Cộng hòa; French: République du Viêt Nam). The North was known as the "Democratic Republic of Vietnam". Việt Nam (Vietnamese pronunciation: [vjə̀tnam]) was the name adopted by Emperor Gia Long in 1804. [6] It is a variation of "Nam ...

9. Phan Bội Châu - Wikipedia

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   Phan Bội Châu (Vietnamese: [faːn ɓôjˀ cəw]; 26 December 1867 – 29 October 1940), born Phan Văn San, courtesy name Hải Thụ (later changed to Sào Nam), was a pioneer of Vietnamese 20th century nationalism. In 1904, he formed a revolutionary organization called Duy Tân Hội ("Modernization Association"). From 1905 to 1908, he ...