It is a sign of wisdom to negotiate instead of fighting spoke H¿ Chí Minh Vietnamese
revolutionary and politician. He died in 1969 during the Vietnam War and did not live to see
the withdrawal of the American invaders and the reunification of his homeland. As prime
minister and president until his death he determined the destiny of his country whose people
affectionately called him Uncle H¿. Influenced by deep Marxist-Leninist convictions he became
a worldwide symbol of the striving for self-determination. Even today gratitude for this is
omnipresent in the Vietnamese population. The book is a collection of selected quotes from H¿
Chí Minh juxtaposed with Michael Herman's expressive photographs of modern Vietnam.
