Ho Chi Minh: the man and the myth (letter)
Sir, Quynh Dao’s excellent article, “The Vietnam War – 30 years on” (News Weekly, April 23, 2005) rightly deplores the persistent misunderstanding of the significance of the Vietnam War. I would like to add a note on the role of Ho Chi Minh, who is equally misunderstood. When Ho Chi Minh first returned to Vietnam,…