When war turned their fields into battlegrounds, these farmers already had many of the skills that would make them indomitable soldiers. Uprooted

As they approached the grand opera house the puller turned around to see the look of wonder on Tung's face. It was Hanoi's most opulent building, and a French emblem of their mission civilisatrice - to bring culture and progress to their Asian protectorate. “How many Vietnamese do you think can afford to see the opera?” Que remarked. Uprooted

In order to protect the fruits of the revolution and smash their encroaching operations, our only recourse was revolutionary violence. Van Tien Dung