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Nguyen Trai Brilliant strategist who helped mastermind Le Loi’s victories over the Chinese. His ideas on the popular struggle (“it is better to conquer hearts than citadels”) were used to good effect by Northern leaders in the French and American wars.
Pham Ngu Lao General in the army of Tran Hung Dao (See "Street names").
Phan Boi Chau Influential leader of the anti-colonial movement in the early twentieth century (See "The anti–colonial struggle").
Tran Hung Dao Thirteenth-century general who beat the Mongols twice in the space of four years, and reached the ripe old age of 87.
Tran Phu Founding member and first General Secretary of the Indochinese Communist Party (See "The anti–colonial struggle"), he died in prison in 1931 at the age of 27.
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This sixth edition first published October 2009 by Rough Guides Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL
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