User talk:Tin V. Nguyen

Welcome!

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A very large welcome!

I've made extensive use of the generalhieu website and found it quite informative; I'd certainly like you to review the extensive material, which is generally hierarchical, starting with Wars of Vietnam (i.e., 1868-1999). There are separate articles on such things as the Nguyen Dynasty and Dai Viet.

Vietnam War is a major subarticle, covering 1962-1975. I think I started using your site when writing Battle of the Ia Drang, but you will find many links.

Throughout these articles, which were a major rewrite of some earlier material as well as much in addition, I've tried to emphasize that the wars were, above all, Vietnamese. There was some argument about that, given many Western views. Both South and North Vietnamese perspectives, as well as Indochinese, are there, with an attempt to explain motivations from the participant's perspective, as well as the separate American political view. Again, your comments would be very welcome.

I did write about nuoc mam last night... --Howard C. Berkowitz 01:59, 23 January 2010 (UTC)