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Thomas R. Belfield
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Department of Geography. MA.
A Bibliographical Exposition of the Wars on Vietnam 1945 -1975.
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“Americans ignore history.”
― Frances FitzGerald
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Department of Geography. MA.
A Bibliographical Exposition of the Wars on Vietnam 1945 -1975.
See: ALT (always more info there)
“Americans ignore history.”
― Frances FitzGerald
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September 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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West Papua: Empires came, drew their borders, took the land — and called it governance
Papuan traditions and Empire’s mess - Freedom News
Models of indigenous governance challenge Western and Indonesian subjugation ~ Julian McKinlay King ~ On the periphery of globalisation, media inte…
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September 20, 2026 at 10:18 PM
West Papua: Empires came, drew their borders, took the land — and called it governance
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The entire premise for this war is never questioned by those that sat behind a desk and executed the orders from on high.
The entire premise for this war is never questioned by those that sat behind a desk and executed the orders from on high.
Vietnam Special : Con Thien Battle
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September 20, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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The entire premise for this war is never questioned by those that sat behind a desk and executed the orders from on high.
The entire premise for this war is never questioned by those that sat behind a desk and executed the orders from on high.
That includes 5600 helicopters including the one that gets blown up in the movie.
September 20, 2026 at 12:59 AM
That includes 5600 helicopters including the one that gets blown up in the movie.
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Son of Argentinian revolutionary recalls fragments of his country's turbulent history, in this modest third-person documentary
From the 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival:
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From the 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival:
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Pedro in the Land (Pedro en el Pais) - DMovies
Son of Argentinian revolutionary recalls fragments of his country's turbulent history, in this modest third-person documentary - from the 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival
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September 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Son of Argentinian revolutionary recalls fragments of his country's turbulent history, in this modest third-person documentary
From the 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2026/09/19/p...
From the 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2026/09/19/p...
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Israeli President from the Labour Party pardons an IDF murderer who shot an helpless man in the head to death
The problem is not the government, it’s the Israeli society as a whole
Israeli President from the Labour Party pardons an IDF murderer who shot an helpless man in the head to death
The problem is not the government, it’s the Israeli society as a whole
This is the "moderate" president of Israel, overriding the wishes of the IDF (!) to pardon a cold blooded, cowardly murderer who shot a helpless man in the head as he lay incapacitated on the ground.
The problem in Israel is wider than the Netanyahu-led far right.
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The problem in Israel is wider than the Netanyahu-led far right.
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Herzog pardons IDF soldier convicted of killing wounded Palestinian assailant
The IDF has previously objected to pardoning Azaria, citing his lack of remorse over his actions. Defense Minister Katz, who requested the pardon, said it sent a message that 'we do not leave our sold...
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September 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Israeli President from the Labour Party pardons an IDF murderer who shot an helpless man in the head to death
The problem is not the government, it’s the Israeli society as a whole
Israeli President from the Labour Party pardons an IDF murderer who shot an helpless man in the head to death
The problem is not the government, it’s the Israeli society as a whole
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September 19, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Heirs to the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott explain their ancestors’ wisdom and how they defend it today.
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‘Quite frustrating:’ what it’s like to have a treaty with the United States - High Country News
The Treaty of Point Elliott bears the signatures of over 80 Indigenous leaders representing more than 20 tribal nations from the Pacific Northwest. Contemporary leaders from some of those nations…
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September 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Heirs to the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott explain their ancestors’ wisdom and how they defend it today.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Lê Huy Toàn, 1958, Điện Biên Phủ. Oil on silk.
September 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Lê Huy Toàn, 1958, Điện Biên Phủ. Oil on silk.
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Last book. You can now scroll back through to where this begins. There are sixty or so titles from my library.
Last book. You can now scroll back through to where this begins. There are sixty or so titles from my library.
September 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Last book. You can now scroll back through to where this begins. There are sixty or so titles from my library.
Last book. You can now scroll back through to where this begins. There are sixty or so titles from my library.
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Hey, I finally retrieved my account from the August outage. I will be posting here again.
September 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Hey, I finally retrieved my account from the August outage. I will be posting here again.
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Did you know there is a French graphic novel adaptation of The Sympathizer? What a thrill for me to visit Angers and talk with Antoine Ozanam about his adaptation of my novel into Le Sympathisant!
Monday, September 28, 2026 6:30 – 8:30 pm Musée des Beaux-Arts · Angers
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Monday, September 28, 2026 6:30 – 8:30 pm Musée des Beaux-Arts · Angers
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September 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Did you know there is a French graphic novel adaptation of The Sympathizer? What a thrill for me to visit Angers and talk with Antoine Ozanam about his adaptation of my novel into Le Sympathisant!
Monday, September 28, 2026 6:30 – 8:30 pm Musée des Beaux-Arts · Angers
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Monday, September 28, 2026 6:30 – 8:30 pm Musée des Beaux-Arts · Angers
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"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
September 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
"What oppresses me, more still than the unclosed eyes of the dead who fill the sandy paddy fields, is the way the West applauded the Khmer Rouge, hailing their victory over their brothers in 1975. The ovation was so frenzied as to drown out the protracted wailing of the millions being massacred."
September 16, 2026 at 3:16 AM
"What oppresses me, more still than the unclosed eyes of the dead who fill the sandy paddy fields, is the way the West applauded the Khmer Rouge, hailing their victory over their brothers in 1975. The ovation was so frenzied as to drown out the protracted wailing of the millions being massacred."
September 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
September 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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In Vietnam, author Nguyễn Bình Phương is considered a military writer. After four years of serving as a soldier, rising to the rank of Colonel, with a stint at the Nguyễn Du writing academy.
In Vietnam, author Nguyễn Bình Phương is considered a military writer. After four years of serving as a soldier, rising to the rank of Colonel, with a stint at the Nguyễn Du writing academy.
September 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
asterismbooks.com/product/the-...
In Vietnam, author Nguyễn Bình Phương is considered a military writer. After four years of serving as a soldier, rising to the rank of Colonel, with a stint at the Nguyễn Du writing academy.
In Vietnam, author Nguyễn Bình Phương is considered a military writer. After four years of serving as a soldier, rising to the rank of Colonel, with a stint at the Nguyễn Du writing academy.
The blurring of lines between the dead and the living, past and present core to studying hauntings can offer insight into memory as the everyday experience of living with and among the past.
September 16, 2026 at 2:09 AM
The blurring of lines between the dead and the living, past and present core to studying hauntings can offer insight into memory as the everyday experience of living with and among the past.
September 16, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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RIP to Patricio Guzmán, a titan of documentary. La Batalla de Chile is one of the great works of political art. I got to write for the @thebaffler.com a couple years back on memory, nostalgia, and political urgency in his work 50 years on from Chile's coup. Rest easy.
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The Afterlife of a Coup | Sammy Feldblum
The films of Patricio Guzmán chronicle fifty years of tumult and memory in Chile.
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September 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
RIP to Patricio Guzmán, a titan of documentary. La Batalla de Chile is one of the great works of political art. I got to write for the @thebaffler.com a couple years back on memory, nostalgia, and political urgency in his work 50 years on from Chile's coup. Rest easy.
thebaffler.com/latest/the-a...
thebaffler.com/latest/the-a...
A depiction of soldiers on a postwar mission to collect the bones of fallen comrades for reburial.
The Sorrow of War, Bao Ninh
"On the banks of the Ya Crong Poco river, ..."
The Sorrow of War, Bao Ninh
"On the banks of the Ya Crong Poco river, ..."
![From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sorrow of War (Vietnamese: Nỗi buồn chiến tranh), formerly titled The Destiny of Love (Thân phận của tình yêu), is a novel by Vietnamese writer Bảo Ninh. Written in 1987, the work was first published in Vietnam in 1990.[1] The story follows Kiên, a romantic and idealistic young man whose life is upended by the Vietnam War. After witnessing immense loss and death, Kiên is left haunted and isolated, and struggles to reintegrate into civilian life during peacetime.
The Sorrow of War has received acclaim from writers and scholars both domestically and internationally.[2][3][4][5] Departing from the traditional epic heroism of previous Vietnamese literature, the novel sparked intense controversy among critics and the public upon its release.[6][7] By 2016, it had become the most translated and published Vietnamese novel in the international book market.[8] Excerpts from the book were also included in the 12th-grade literature textbook for high schools in Vietnam.[9] Alongside Nguyễn Du's The Tale of Kiều, Bảo Ninh's The Sorrow of War is one of the two most widely recognized works of Vietnamese literature globally.[10][11]
It is also one of the few Vietnamese literary works held in the Nobel Library.[12] The novel has earned Bảo Ninh numerous prestigious awards both in Vietnam and abroad.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lf6z6roptrftz4cfslqfia45/bafkreie4ohyuj5uwhmdc5yndrpevovwgy7kibw3al7ypyosybekzkarzwm)
September 16, 2026 at 12:49 AM
A depiction of soldiers on a postwar mission to collect the bones of fallen comrades for reburial.
The Sorrow of War, Bao Ninh
"On the banks of the Ya Crong Poco river, ..."
The Sorrow of War, Bao Ninh
"On the banks of the Ya Crong Poco river, ..."