This extensive underground system, located just outside Ho Chi Minh City, began as a small network of hidden passageways and eventually became a fully functioning base of operations that has intrigued ...

The photographs never quite capture it—those stark black and white images of the Vietnam War that we’ve all seen in history ...

The tranquil, green courtyard of the pagoda. Photo: Hong Quang Intricate carvings adorn the eaves. Photo: Nguyen Hong Son Along the two corridors are 18 Arhat statues. Photo: Nguyen Hong Son An ...

Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Fifty years ago, North Vietnamese tanks and Viet Cong soldiers streamed into Saigon from all ...

In the vast Ho Bo Woods, 35 miles northwest of Saigon, U.S. troops found a 14-mile tunnel complex that contained some 100,000 documents—listing everything from names of Viet Cong terrorists to ...

The characteristics of the tunnels in Vietnam To resist the US attacks, i Viet cong they made very long underground tunnels And, among all, the most famous and complex system was that of Cu who – To ...

After exploring the maze for 1,000 yds., the tunnel rats came up and turned the task over to units that pumped nausea gas through the system, then set about blasting it to dust. Shrinking Sanctuaries.

One of the best regions of the world to travel between November and February is Southeast Asia. From its rich culture to ...

He learned quickly and kept adding to his knowledge once in Vietnam. He learned not to go into tunnels that were wet, a sign that the Viet Cong would flood the tunnel to kill any would-be invaders.

While some parts of the Palestinian tunnels may resemble the Chinese and Viet Cong versions in their narrowness, other parts of the “Gaza Metro” are pockmarked with cement and, in certain parts, wide ...

They’re interested in using Gazans as shields while they themselves hunker down in the most complex underground tunnel system anybody has ever seen. I recently spoke with a Vietnam veteran who did two ...

But for Americans, perhaps the best-known in recent case was in Vietnam, where the Viet Cong dug vast complexes, including at least one with more than a hundred miles of tunnels.