Political - spiritual factor in the 1975 strategic offensive and the building of a politically strong Army in the new situation

Friday, April 25, 2025, 10:05 (GMT+7)
Victory of the resistance war against the US for national salvation in general, the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising in particular was a combination of many factors in which the political - spiritual factor played a role of special importance, acting as a deep-rooted source pervasive within the heart and mind of our entire people and VPA, connecting, gathering, and maximising other factors

The art of fighting enemy counterattack in the 1975 Central Highlands Campaign

Monday, March 10, 2025, 15:11 (GMT+7)
During the 1975 Central Highlands Campaign, our command devised and executed plans to achieve success in multiple key engagements. Among these, the decisive fight to repel the enemy’s counterattack aimed at retaking Buon Ma Thuot was a major success. This victory created a favourable opportunity for us to advance and annihilate the entire enemy force in the strategic Central Highlands region

Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory - A distinctive example of military strategy in riverine terrain

Monday, January 27, 2025, 17:44 (GMT+7)
The victory over the Siamese invaders, culminating in the monumental battle of Rach Gam - Xoai Mut, stands as a brilliant achievement and a source of immense national pride. This exemplary engagement, distinguished by its unique features of riverine military strategy, remains a paragon of warfare on riverine terrain.

Building an “exemplarily and typically” clean and strong Party Committee of the General Political Department to meet the requirements and missions in the new situation

Saturday, December 21, 2024, 18:55 (GMT+7)
Building an “exemplarily and typically” clean and strong Party Committee of the General Political Department is a particularly important mission in the current context, requiring a synchronised, comprehensive, and unified implementation with various policies and solutions.

Unique features of the art of applying fighting methods in the Tay Son Tinh Offensive Campaign in 1966

Sunday, November 24, 2024, 21:34 (GMT+7)
The victory of the Tay Son Tinh Offensive Campaign demonstrated the determination to dare to fight the American army and defeat the invading American imperialists, along with the army and people of the South to defeat the enemy's first strategic counter-offensive in the dry season. Valuable lessons learned from the Campaign, especially the art of applying fighting methods, need to continue to be studied, applied and creatively developed in the war to safeguard the Fatherland.

Plain of Jars - Xiangkhouang Defensive Operation in 1972: a unique art in force utilisation

Thursday, October 24, 2024, 09:43 (GMT+7)
Force organisation and utilisation are crucial elements in generating combat power and achieving victory in each engagement and operation, and the entire conflict. In terms of the 1972 Plain of Jars - Xiangkhouang Defensive Operation, force organisation and utilisation became a form of distinctive art, contributing to the complete defeat of the enemy’s large-scale strategic offensive and creating a new scenario in our resistance war against US imperialists for national salvation

Several issues regarding military region-level defensive campaigns

Monday, September 16, 2024, 16:13 (GMT+7)
In a (potential) war to defend the Homeland, defensive campaigns will play a crucial role in military region-level defensive operations and may be organised right from the start or during the course of defensive operations, enhancing the protection of key areas in a strategic axis. Therefore, even in peacetime, it is urgent that the conditions, locations, and scale of such a campaign be thoroughly studied

The art of launching key and decisive battle in the Nong Son – Thuong Duc Operation of 1974

Saturday, July 27, 2024, 06:59 (GMT+7)
50 years ago, with the victory of Nong Son – Thuong Duc Operation, we annihilated a significant portion of enemy troops and shattered their defensive network on Quang Da battlefield. This crucial victory marked a significant development in the art of joint combat, including the art of launching operational-level key and decisive battle, contributing to creating posture and momentum for the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising

The armed forces of Thanh Hoa province enhance “gratitude” work and policies regarding military families

Thursday, July 25, 2024, 18:11 (GMT+7)
Over the years, the Provincial Military Party Committee and Provincial Military Command (PMC) have grasped the Party’s lines, the State’s laws and policies as well as directives and resolutions by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence on policy work and the “gratitude” movement. They have proactively given advice on designing and promulgating many documents on leadership and direction over this important work and mobilising the participation of the entire political system and people

Evolution of military artistry in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and contemporary issues of training operational and strategic-level cadres

Friday, May 10, 2024, 09:35 (GMT+7)
In the new revolutionary period, military training needs to focus on nurturing and continually improving comprehensive knowledge, with the central focus being on the military knowledge for the contingent of operational and strategic-level cadres. In combat, the challenge for operational and strategic-level cadres is the ability to assess the enemy situation, flexibility, logical thinking, keen judgment,... “thinking up schemes, devising strategies,” to gradually put the enemy into a passive position.