HO CHI MINH VILLE, Vietnam — Un cratère de bombe sur le site des tunnels de Cu Chi témoigne des campagnes de bombardement américaines intensives pendant la guerre du Vietnam. La zone entourant le complexe du tunnel a subi de nombreux bombardements, y compris des frappes de B-52 et des tirs d'artillerie. Ce paysage préservé du champ de bataille sert de musée en plein air documentant l'impact de la guerre sur la région.

• Contributeur: David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: D0PGKM
• Taille du fichier: 46,1 MB (4,2 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 4930 x 3265 px | 41,7 x 27,6 cm | 16,4 x 10,9 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 4 décembre 2011
• Lieu: Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Informations supplémentaires

Photograph by David Coleman. The Cu Chi region experienced some of the heaviest bombing campaigns of the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1973. American B-52 bombers and tactical aircraft dropped thousands of tons of ordnance on the area in attempts to destroy the tunnel network and disrupt Viet Cong operations. Many craters measure up to 30 feet wide and 15 feet deep, resulting primarily from 500-pound and 750-pound bombs. The extensive bombing transformed the original rubber plantation landscape into its current cratered typography. Despite the intensity of the air campaign, the reinforced tunnel system largely survived, with several levels extending up to 12 meters underground. The preserved 75-acre historical site retains numerous bomb craters as testament to the scope of the bombing operations. The Cu Chi tunnel complex stretched over 120 kilometers at its peak and played a significant role as a Viet Cong base throughout the conflict. Today, the site serves dual purposes as both a war memorial and educational center, receiving approximately one million visitors annually.

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