The Bronze Drums and the Earrings : From Prehistory to 111 BCE

Offers an overview of Vietnamese history, from prehistory to the present. It specifically focuses on the period from 700 to 111 BCE. It discusses the country-s origins, the three characters who shaped its early history: the Hùng kings, An Duong Vuong, Zhao Tuo and the battles involved during the transfer of power from one to the next. The final battle ended the country-s autonomy and placed the country under Chinese dynastic rule for one thousand years until the 10th century.