Vietnam is largely known today for the war, but the country has a long history beginning with the early kingdoms of Funan in the first century and Champa in the second century. During Funan's history it was hardly influenced by the Chinese. Over a course of 1600 years of Champa's history, China ruled over them. While Funan didn't suffer Chinese domination, it did remain a small naval merchant nation, and fell in the sixth century. Champa fell apart as a nation in 1720 when another Vietnamese army attacked it and drove it into present-day Cambodia.

http://www.engr.csulb.edu/~mphan/CULTURE/viethist.html from here.
Concerns the growth of nationalism, western influence, early development, and geography.

http://www.cgtd.com/global/what_is_Vietnam.html from here.
About the early history of Vietnam and some history in the 20th century.

http://www.asiatour.com/vietnam/e-01land/ev-lan21.htm from here.
Talks about the KIngdom of Champa, its location, when it was established, when it was conquered. Goes from the second century to the eighteenth century.

http://www.asiatour.com/vietnam/e-01land/ev-lan20.htm from here.
Describes the Kingdom of Funan from the first to sixth century.

http://www.asiatour.com/vietnam/e-01land/ev-lan22.htm from here.
Starts in the eleventh century and goes into the eighteenth century. Talks about the influence of China on its culture. Also goes on to mention the Kingdom of Champa and the Cambodians.

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