Hanoi’s War - Vietnam and the Struggle for Independence (Myth20c - Ep90)

Vietnam’s history as a people and culture dates back thousands of years. But as an independent nation in modern history, the country is very young. After centuries of foreign occupation ranging from the Chinese, Japanese, French, and finally the Americans, in 1975 the Vietnamese nation came into its current form. After going through colonialism, the Second World War, and a conflict that pitted the military backing of two superpowers on its soil and the loss of millions of its citizens, the battle for independence was a long struggle. Today we speak with the granddaughter of a former colonel in the North Vietnamese army about the conflict, why it happened, and its consequences to this day.

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Very special guest Septimus

with Hank Oslo, Adam Smith and Nick Mason

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-- References --

- Boat People and the Road People - Refugees of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, Ashworth (1979)
- The French Indochina War 1946-54, Windrow & Chappell (1998)
- Hanoi’s War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam, Nguyen (2012)
- Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam (American Empire Project), Turse (2013)