Ho Chi Minh- Hero or Villain

    -  This is a document , an extract to be exact written by a British Foreign Office Document titled 'Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Movement in Indonchina. It was published in Agust 1953.

26. Portrait of Ho Chi Minh. 1960.  <http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/vietnam-war/images/3207829.jpg>

    - This is just another posed image of Ho Chi Minh in  the 1960's. When I (Carmela Escarez) look at this picture I always see Ho Chi Minh as an innocent man. It's sad to think that he's not an innocent man and that he's murdered tons of Vietnamese people.

27. Ho Chi Minh delivering a speech. 1966.  <http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/SEAsia/vnimage/congrs1s.jpg>

   - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh delivering a speech in 1966. I (Carmela Escarez) am guessing that he was delivering this speech as a part of a congress group or an organization because of the people that are surrounding him. In other ways there's really nothing I know of this picture.

28. Ho Chi Minh with Chinese advisers observing from the mountains above of the Dong Khe Sino Border. <http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-0HLbQiE1dKeLtZGkfvK0t6KnSD0_FPCjnncv9hE9inHS3mU-?cq=1&p=184 >

    - I(Carmela Escarez) found this picture at a blog I found online by just web surfing about Ho Chi Minh. Since the blog that had this picture was in Vietnamese , I couldn't understand what it was saying about this certain picture. Meanwhile, another book I had at the time had this picture inside it, and so that's how I got to understand what the picture was saying. This picture shows Ho Chi Minh with some of his chinese advisers investigating above the Dong Khe Sino Border. The blog and the book I had did not say what the date this picture was taken, but I'm guessing it's during the midpoint of the Vietnam War.

29.  Nguyen Tat Thanh. 1920. <http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-0HLbQiE1dKeLtZGkfvK0t6KnSD0_FPCjnncv9hE9inHS3mU-?cq=1&p=184 >

     - This picture shows a posed image of Ho Chi Minh in his younger years. In this portrait, Ho Chi Minh was still known by people as Nguyen Tat Thanh. From my (Carmela Escarez) understanding of Ho, I am guessing that he had this picture taken in France.

30. Nguyen Sinh Sac. < http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-0HLbQiE1dKeLtZGkfvK0t6KnSD0_FPCjnncv9hE9inHS3mU-?cq=1&p=184 >

    - Nguyen Sinh Sac from the books and sites I've (Carmela Escarez) read about Ho Chi Minh, was Ho's father. Some facts I've heard of Nguyen Sinh Sac was that he was a Confusian Scholar and was a teacher. I am guessing that he was in jail in this picture because I've seen other pictures of him in the same posing captioning that he was in jail.

31. Ho Chi Minh with General Lectre. Ho Chi Minh: A Biography. Pierre Brocheux. Claire Duiker. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2003.125.

      - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh with General Lectre and another man. From my ( Carmela Escarez ) guessing, I think that Ho and General Lectre are enjoying each others company for it seems that both are drinking and are smiling to one another. This picture shows me that Ho Chi Minh is an enjoyable man in some ways.

32.   Nguyen Tat Thanh at the Congress of the French Socialist Party in Tours,25-30 December 1920 Ho Chi Minh, A Biography. Pierre Brocheux. Claire Duiker. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2003.124. 

      -  This picture shows Ho Chi Minh as Nguyen Tat Thanh in the 1920's. During this time period, Ho was in Frace and attended a Frech Socialist Party in Tours at some time.

33. Ho Chi Minh in his deathbed. 1969. < http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/dof/students/cjr11/hobody.gif >

     - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh in his deathbed in 1969. By looking at it, it shows that Vietnamese generals and regular people are mourning and respecting Ho. Since I've posted two versions of this picture, this one is in black and white.

34. Ho Chi Minh in his deathbed. 1969. < http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Ho-Chi-Minh.jpg >   

     - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh once again in his deathbed in 1969. This picture is different from the other one above because it's in a different angle and is filled in with color.

35.  Ho Chi Minh at the Lijiang River in China. 1961. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ho_Chi_Minh_at_Lijang_River_(China)_in_1961.jpg >  

     - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh at the Lijiang River in China with some of his advisers. By looking at it I (Carmela Escarez) am guessing that Ho and his advisers were looking for something or maybe hiking just for fun.

36. Ho Chi Minh delivering an address in Hanoi. 1945. < http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/ho-chi-minh/images/address.jpg >

   - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh delivering some type of speech in Hanoi during the year of 1945. The people around him for what I'm (Carmela Escarez) guessing are his advisers or members of an organization he was in during that time.

37. U.S. Soldiers during combat during the Vietnam War. < www.vietnammemorial.com/vietnam-war.html >

     - This picture shows two U.S. Soldiers during combat during the Vietnam War. Since I (Carmela Escarez) couldn't find the certain date this picture was taken, I am guessing that it was probably shot in the 1960's.

38.  TIME Magazine cover- Ho Chi Minh. November 22, 1954. <  http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101541122,00.html >

     - This is a photographed image of Ho Chi Minh for Time Magazine. As the cover shows an image of Ho Chi Minh, it captions, ' Indo China's Ho Chi Minh.' I am guessing that the Time Magazine Incorporation used the colors of black and red for this cover because it was during the midpoint of the Vietnam War.

39. TIME Magazine cover- Ho Chi Minh. July 16, 1965. <  http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101650716,00.html > 

    - This is another issue Time MAgazine published about Ho Chi Minh. It was published in July 16, 1965, four years before Ho Chi Minh's death. The magazine captions ' VIETNAM: The Intransigent North.' I (Carmela Escarez) am guessing that this issue was talking about Ho CHi Minh's contributions to the Vietnam war.

40. TIME Magazine cover- Ho Chi Minh. May 12, 1975. < http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101750512,00.html >

   - Once again this is another issue Time Magazine published dealing of Ho Chi Minh. This issue was published 6 years after Ho's death. As the heading on the side says, ' What's next in Asia?' and the map of Vietnam with it's capital city Ho Chi Minh City, I (Carnmela Escarez) am guessing this is an issue dedicated to Ho and what he has done for the country of Vietnam and Asia itself.

41. Mausoleum Dedicated Towards Ho Chi Minh. < http://www.tropicalisland.de/HAN%20Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20Mausoleum2_b.jpg >

   - This photo shows the mausoleum dedicated to Ho Chi Minh located in the Ba Ding Square in Hanoi. The mausoleum was built in 1975 to honor Ho. In other word this mausoleum was one of the important things Ho has left behind for the Vietnamese people to treasure.

42. Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. < http://www.flickr.com/photos/hectorgarcia/368978287/ >

   - This photo shows the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Northwest Hanoi, built right behind the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh museum is also one of the legacies Ho Chi Minh had left behind for Vietnam to treasure and honor.

43. Ho Chi Minh flowering his plants.  < http://www.timegun.org/uncle_ho.jpg >

  - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh flowering his plants, probably in his backyard.Since I (Carmela Escarez) found this on a blog, it did not say what certain date this image was taken. However, this picture shows me Ho Chi Minh as a true Vietnamese leader for caring for his people and also caring for Vietnam's nature.

44. Ho Chi Minh with Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi. 1945. < http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Giap-Ho.jpg >

   - This picture shows Mr. Giap with Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi in 1945. Vo Nguyen Giap was a Vietnamese officer that was close to Ho. From my understanding (Carmela Escarez) Mr. Giap receiced the Ho Chi Minh order award.

45. Ho Chi Minh sitting down in a chair in a party.<http://cla.calpoly.edu/~lcall/ho_chi_minh.jpg >  

   - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh sitting in a chair in a party. You can tell he's in a party or a meeting because there are napkins in front of him and a cup of tea on his side.

46. Ho with Mao Ze Dong. < http://mlah.us/images/blog/051203W.jpg >

   - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh with Vietnam's Mao Ze Dong. By looking at it, I (Carmela Escarez) could tell that Ho was probably in a ceremony with Mao because there are children in front of them saluting something.

47. Ho Chi Minh feeding a little kid. < http://vietnamaaa.numeriblog.fr/congsan/images/2007/08/17/ho_chi_minh_20.jpg >

   - This picture shows Ho feeding a little kid who seems to be playing with something. At the same time Ho is smoking which I (Carmela Escarez) find interesting.

48. Posed image of Ho Chi Minh. < http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/getty/6/7/3239967.jpg >

   - This picture is another posed image of Ho Chi Minh. It's in black and white ans shows Ho posing with an intense glare.

49. Ho Chi Minh in a seat in congress. < http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/ho-chi-minh/images/ho2.jpg >   

   - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh with an intense look once again probably in a seat at a meeting of an organization he was in. I ( Carmela Escarez) could tell he's in a meeting because of the chair he's sitting in.

50. Captured image of Ho Chi Minh. < http://www.wilsoncenter.org/coldwarfiles/images/people/U1156733INP_chi_main.jpg > 

   - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh probably delivering a speech and was photographed. I (Carmela Escarez) could guess this because he doesn't seem to be posing for something or someone.

51. Ho Chi Minh smiling. < http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/ho-chi-minh/images/ho1.jpg >

   - This picture shows Ho Chi Minh smiling or probably laughing. Probably Ho was with a friend or around people who made him laugh.

52. Ho Chi Minh Telegram to Truman. 1946. < http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/HoChiMinhTelegramToTruman1946.png >

   - This picture shows a letter, a telegram to be exact that Ho wrote to President Truman. President Truman never responded to this letter and it was not declassified until 1972.

   Letters:

53. CNN Interactive. Ed. Scott Woeful. 1998. 14 October 2008. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/11/documents/ho.chi.minh.letter/ [Letter from Ho Chi Minh to President Lyndon B. Johnson. February 15, 1967] 

    -This is Ho's response to President Johnson's message, seeking for negotiations. Although Johnson ordered several halts in the war, negotiations failed, and bombing resumed. Ho Chi Minh makes it clear that he would not conside negotiations with the United States.

54. Extract from a British Foreign Office Document called 'Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Movement in IndoChina'.  August 1953. <http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/coldwar/archive/G6/g60103.htm> 

    - This is a document , an extract to be exact written by a British Foreign Office Document titled 'Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Movement in Indonchina. It was published in Agust 1953.

55. History Matters. Ed. David Jaffee. 1005. 15 October 2008. < http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5139.html >

   - Ho Chi Minh delivered the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945 in Hanoi, Vietnam. This is his speech written out as a document.

56. Internet Modern History Sourcebook.Ed. Paul Halsall.1997. 19 October 2008.

57. The American Presidency Project. Ed. John Woolley and Gerhard Peters. 2008. 17 October 2008. <http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=2304>

   -  This link shows Richard Nixon's letter to Ho Chi Minh. Nixon was the President of the United States from 1969-1974. Also it shows Ho's response to Nixon. It was dated August 25, 1969 but was released from the White House along with the President's letter.

Poems:

58. Ho Chi Minh.Ed. Kenneth Rexroth. 1998. November 12,2008.

   - These are examples of some of the poems Ho Chi Minh wrote while in jail. He wrote poems to pass time; all of the poems are translated by Kenneth Rexroth.

Books:

59.Ho, Chi Minh. The Prison Diary of Ho Chi Minh. New York: Bantam Books, 1971.

   -  This book (translated from Vietnamese to English) was written by Ho Chi Minh during his time in jail. It displays the poems he wrote and what he thought about while in prison.

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