When visiting Vietnam, venture beyond Ho Chi Minh City and the Buddhist pagodas to discover an example of human creativity and tenacity buried beneath the foliage. The Cu Chi Tunnels, located near Ho ...

I had the opportunity to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, which are just outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The tunnel network was started in the late 1940s and used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.

What you first notice are the shacks with some Vietnamese soldiers. Some of them are bent over their weapons, some are standing guard, and some seem like they have just sat down to catch their breath.

The Tunnels of Cu Chi, by Tom Mangold and John Penycate (Berkley, $3.95). Reports about the fighting in Vietnam repeatedly told of the Viet Cong`s uncanny disppearing act. They would come out to do ...

At the Cu Chi tunnels outside of Ho Chi Minh City, a display showcasing how the Viet Cong hid in underground bunkers during the Vietnam War. Photo Credit: TW photo by Michelle Baran Michelle Baran ...

It has been 17 years since I last visited Vietnam. I had planned my revisit to this easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula long before the Easter bombing disasters, so it was a trip I had to ...

When people think of the most modern and crowded city in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City first comes to mind. The Cu Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the war (Photo ...

The photographs never quite capture it—those stark black and white images of the Vietnam War that we’ve all seen in history books. But standing at the entrance to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 90 minutes from ...

Cu Chi Tunnels plan to open more night tours after having attracted many tourists since starting night tours in March. Nguyễn Minh Tâm, deputy director of Củ Chi Tunnels Relic, said that the first ...