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Conflict in Indochina 1954–1979
internet resources
Lyn Gorman
Charles Sturt University
Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum in Hanoi.
G. Lewis
There is a multitude of Internet sites which contain material relevant to this topic, especially the Vietnam War component. It is, therefore, important to be discriminating. The following list is very selective.
The US Library of Congress country studies include extensive material on Cambodia, Lao and Vietnam. All cover historical aspects from the colonial period up to more recent decades (mostly to 1987).
For Cambodia 
For Vietnam
Another worthwhile site is the Asian Studies World Wide Web Virtual Library maintained at the Australian National University.
For Cambodia
For Vietnam
Of the many sites devoted to the Vietnam War one which
provides a lot of clearly listed links is based at the Canadian Department of National
Defence, Canadian Forces College
A more specific type of source is the online version of Robert McNamara's book,
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of
Vietnam
Finally, for contemporary events it is worth referring to
media sites. The Age
newspaper, for example, has a special Asia online service
with links to specific countries.
Time Warner Pathfinder also has an Asiaweek online service
where the "Newsmap" enables
direct links to specific country news.
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