Viet-Country

To the Vietnamese people, Hung Vuong are considered the founders of their nation, the forefather who had built the basic foundation of the Vietnamese society in the old time. This legend was transmitted orally from generations to generations and has been becoming very familiar to every Vietnamese. It was to appear on the first page of every work of historians in the past, usually commissioned by the ruling dynasties,...

Foreword: The three most revered generals in Vietnamese history are Ly Thuong Kiet (XI century), Tran Hung Dao (XIII century), Quang Trung Nguyen Hue (XVIII century). Ly Thuong Kiet came from a modest background to become one of the pillars of the Viet kingdom. He was the only Vietnamese general to have taken the fight to China. Like Tran Hung Dao, he wrote a proclamation to his soldiers during the 1076 Chinese invasion...