General Le Trong Tan: A talented, decisive militarist of Vietnam People’s Army

Monday, October 07, 2024, 09:04 (GMT+7)
One thing special is that, during the two final decisive battles in the resistant wars against French colonists and American imperialists, he was the commander of the units attacking enemy headquarters to capture General Christian de Castries in 1954 and the entire cabinet of the Saigon regime in 1975, making worthy contributions to liberation and reunification of the country.

The art of “point encirclement for reinforcement ambush” in Operation Bu Prang - Duc Lap of 1969

Sunday, September 29, 2024, 20:49 (GMT+7)
Operation Bu Prang - Duc Lap was a small-scale offensive in the strategic region of Central Highlands. Despite logistical difficulties, our troops participating in the Operation achieved high combat performance, thanks to the creative application of the unique military tactic of “point encirclement for reinforcement ambush.” This success contributed to the failure of the enemy’s plan to replace US forces with the Saigon regime’s regular troops on the battlefield

People’s Army Publishing House raises the quality of military publishing

Monday, July 08, 2024, 15:16 (GMT+7)
In the process of construction and development, the Publishing House has published tens of thousands of volumes to prove the revolutionary and scientific nature of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, and the Party’s guidelines and viewpoints, defend and raise our Party and Military’s prestige, and take part in renewing publishing and journalism sector and winning landslide victories together with the entire Party and people in the cause of national liberation, unification, construction, and protection

The art of force utilisation during Binh Gia Offensive, Winter – Spring 1964 – 1965

Wednesday, February 08, 2023, 15:25 (GMT+7)
The Victory of Binh Gia was brilliant milestone in our resistance war against the U.S. for national salvation, marking an oustanding maturity of regular units of the Liberation Army of South Vietnam and an important development of our operational art. This victory left many valuable lessons about the art of force organisation and utilisation, which need to be studied and applied futher in the cause of national defence today.

It is impossible to distort or deny the stature, meaning and value of the Victory Day, April 30, 1975

Thursday, April 28, 2022, 14:12 (GMT+7)
At 11:30 a.m. on April 30, 1975, the flag of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam fluttered on the roof of the Independence Palace, marking a sacred moment for the Vietnamese people, gloriously ending the resistance war against the US for national salvation which lasted for 21 years (1954 - 1975). Since then, April 30 has become the official holiday of the Vietnamese people, named the Victory Day, or the Reunification Day

Building a comprehensively strong People’s Army Publishing House

Friday, July 10, 2020, 13:52 (GMT+7)
In the war against the French Colonialists, in spite of difficulties in force, equipment and facility, cadres and employees of the Publishing House promoted a sense of unity to fulfil all missions and especially publish hundreds of volumes and important books serving the task of building the armed forces and encouraging the people and soldiers across the country to take part in the resistance war and national construction

Bringing into play the spirit of the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising to build a strong, extensive militia and self-defence force

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 22:12 (GMT+7)
The militia, self-defence, and guerrilla force made significant contributions to the victory of the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising, enabling our people and Military to completely liberate the South and reunify the country. Bringing into play that victory, currently, the militia and self-defence force should be made strong, extensive and qualified, closely organised, and provided with training and combat readiness courses in an effective manner so that it could devote itself to building solid defensive zones right at grass-roots level

Selecting the battleground for the beginning of 1975 Spring Offensive

Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 09:14 (GMT+7)
Determining the axis of advance for the initial phase of a strategic offensive is a critical issue in the art of strategic control and command. As I.V. Stalin said “victory is often decided by choosing correct area to strike”. In fact, our High Command’s decision to choose Central Highlands as the opening area of operation for the 1975 Spring Offensive is a perfect example

The continued revolutionary violence after the 1973 Paris Agreement – from our Party’s guideline to reality

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 06:53 (GMT+7)
In each phase of the war against America for national salvation, our Party laid down sound, creative guidelines and strategies to combat the enemy and open up new complexion of the war. The continuation of revolutionary violence after the 1973 Paris Agreement represents our Party’s sound guideline proved by revolutionary reality

The Route 9-Khe Sanh Campaign during Spring and Summer of 1968: A perspective from other side

Friday, July 13, 2018, 07:40 (GMT+7)
Since the end of the Route 9-Khe Sanh Campaign during Spring and Summer of 1968, there have been many articles, researches and commentaries written by Western researchers and scholars, including American generals directly involved in the battles. From various angles, most of these writers believed that the United States had been heavily defeated in this unique campaign