Saturday, April 4, 2015

Tunnels Upon to the Public in Vietnam

A system of tunnels underneath the ground.
The Vietnam War occurred in the late 1960's and early 1970's, and was considered to be one of the hot spots in the Cold War. United States sent troops into Vietnam, an area that was taken over by Communists and the Soviet Union allies. The troops would help the Southern area of the country. At first, France tried and failed to contain communism, when the North Leader, Ho Chi Minh, and his warriors demoralized French soldiers and caused  a withdrawal. The United States joined the conflict. A part of Ho Chi Minh's tactics and strategies was known as guerrilla warfare. Tunnels were built underneath the ground for an easy, secret view on the enemy's movement. The Vietnamese would place booby-traps, like bamboo sticks made into spikes on bottoms of hidden holes with human flesh stuck through them. This caused enemy troops to slow down their movement. These tunnels, many decades after the conflict, are now opened to the public. The government has sparsely furnished rooms; they're preserved with the old teak wardrobe of a solider. It opens the door and it offers the entrance to an alternative world from sixty years ago. 
One of the secret openings.

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