Tag Archives: Laos

Book Review: Tragic Mountains

Posted on June 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, The Americans, And the Secret Wars For Laos, 1942-1992, by Jane Hamilton-Merritt I would like to preface this review by saying that what the Hmong suffered as a result of their desire for respect and their … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cambodia And Laos (DK Eyewitness)

Posted on June 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

Cambodia And Laos (DK Eyewitness), by Simon Ostheimer and Daniel Stables Cambodia and Laos happen to share a great deal in common besides their shared space on the borders of the Mekong River region. Both nations have a glorious and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Great Place To Have A War

Posted on June 7, 2024 by nathanalbright

A Great Place To Have A War: America In Laos And The Birth Of The Military CIA, by Joshua Kurlantzick This book is a sobering and unpleasant one, both because it talks about an area that was and remains obscure … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Laos (Countries Of The World)

Posted on June 4, 2024 by nathanalbright

Laos (Countries Of The World), by A. Kamala Dalal If the National Geographic has never been all that good at geography (and even worse once purchased by Disney), they have always been pretty good at photography, and that makes this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Laos (Cultures Of The World)

Posted on May 27, 2024 by nathanalbright

Laos (Cultures Of The World), by Stephen Mansfield In many ways, Laos is a somewhat forgotten country in Southeast Asia. With a small population, desperate poverty, and little arable land or glorious ruins from bygone days, Laos misses the kind … Continue reading →

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Dam Crazy

Posted on November 10, 2011 by nathanalbright

We in the United States may not pay attention to hydroelectric projects because we went dam crazy decades ago [1], but the world right now is undergoing a massive and dangerous craze in building hydroelectric dams which are often very … Continue reading →

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