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Asia
April 22, 2026
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16 minutes

Hoa Lò Prison: The Hanoi Hilton and a Century of Captivity Under Three Regimes

Built by the French in 1896, repurposed to torture American POWs, then demolished for luxury apartments. The three-regime history of the Hanoi Hilton.

Portrait of a female author standing against a brick wall, wearing a green jacket and grey shirt.
Sophia R.

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