The War Remnants Museum is an excellent museum - and not just because of its detailed English captions. As its name suggests, it houses - as part of its exhibits - a collection of US fighter planes, tanks, artillery and bombs. Small mention is made on the Indochina war with the French but the stress lay more on the (second) Vietnam war.
My favourite exhibit has to be the exhibit dedicated to the photojournalists who risked their lives to bring us such vivid photographs of a war even before my time, which now serve to remind me of unfortunate times. Aside from the informative captions, their photographs are also accompanied by excerpts from their journals, writings, books or interviews (those who survived). I don't think I've ever been moved by such an exhibition before.
What I like about this musum is the lack of outright recriminations (except for one exhibit). Instead, its exhibits sue for peace and act as a reminder to all so that history is not repeated. Even the emblem of the museum bears a white dove in the foreground. Sure, it's not entirely neutral but I find the exhibits on chemical (Agent Orange) warfare and the brutality of war to innocent civilians a warning to the horrors of any war.
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