Black Flags in Vietnam (1968) examines 1800s conflict between China, Vietnam and France. It seemed China would be unable to protect its vassal Vietnam from the French, but a band of Chinese freebooters, the Black Flags, going into Vietnam in search of pillage, defeated two French expeditions and sparked war.
Black Flags in Vietnam (1968) examines 1800s conflict between China, Vietnam and France. It seemed China would be unable to protect its vassal Vietnam from the French, but a band of Chinese freebooters, the Black Flags, going into Vietnam in search of pillage, defeated two French expeditions and sparked war.