Several issues on fighting enemy’s seaborne landings in a war for Fatherland protection
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 10:21 (GMT+7)
In the history of our nation’s struggle against foreign aggressions, apart from the Northern invaders who rarely used the sea route, most other forces launched their first invasions against our country from the sea. In case of a war to defend the Fatherland in the future, it is highly likely that the sea will remain the main direction of the enemy’s assault. Therefore, studying how to counter enemy’s seaborne landings, both in theory and in practice, is crucial for such a maritime nation as Vietnam
General Le Trong Tan’s remarkable contributions to Vietnam’s military art
Friday, October 04, 2024, 16:10 (GMT+7)
Holding various commanding positions from tactical and operational to strategic levels, commanding almost all campaigns and decisive strategic operations in the two resistance wars against the US and the French as well as in the war to defend the Southwestern border, he made significant contributions to the development of Vietnam’s unique, creative military art and our nation’s victory against the most powerful imperialists of the 20th century
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
Vietnam’s military art and the requirements for its development in the new situation (Continued)
Saturday, August 17, 2024, 20:36 (GMT+7)
Vietnam’s military art in the two resistance wars against the French and Americans is the military art of a people’s war that is very distinctive and unique, based on a combination of traditional and modern elements. It is the military art of a liberation war, gradually developing to reach its peak during the final stage of the resistance war against the Americans for national liberation.
Vietnam’s military art and the requirements for its development in the new situation
Tuesday, July 30, 2024, 10:15 (GMT+7)
It must be affirmed that Vietnam’s military art is the one of the Vietnamese people’s war, combining traditional and modern elements. Vietnam’s military art emerged and gradually developed through the thousands of years of the nation’s struggle to build and safeguard the country.
Coordination between mobile and on-site forces in counteroffensive campaigns in the war to safeguard the Fatherland
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 17:21 (GMT+7)
Coordination between the mobile and on-site forces participating in counteroffensive campaigns in the war to safeguard the Fatherland is carried out under new conditions. Factors concerning the adversaries and our forces have witnessed developments, thus deserving further research and improvement in both theory and practice in order to ceaselessly enhance the effectiveness of operational coordination between the two forces to meet requirement of modern wars.
On the use of armoured forces in strategic counteroffensive in national protection war
Sunday, February 18, 2024, 22:05 (GMT+7)
The use of armoured forces in strategic counteroffensive must be based on a thorough understanding of the principles of strategic operations in our war strategy to defend the Homeland. It must also be adapted to the enemy’s and our own situation and the combat environment to ensure flexibility, innovation, and effectiveness.
Top 10 defence, military events of the world in 2023
Friday, January 12, 2024, 08:37 (GMT+7)
The world continued to witness complex developments in 2023. While the Russia – Ukraine conflict intensified, new flashpoints arose from military coups, conflicts, local wars, and increasingly fierce strategic competition among major powers, making global security outlook further bleak. To illustrate that picture, the National Defence Journal has selected the top 10 defence, military events of the world in 2023.
The art of artillery deloyment in the Route 9 - Southern Laos Counteroffensive Operation of 1971
Friday, November 17, 2023, 08:13 (GMT+7)
After nearly two months of continuous combat, with high determination, flexible and innovative application of the art of counteroffensive warfare, and leveraging the unified strength of combined arms, we “fought brilliantly, won spectacularly, and achieved outstanding results.” This led to the failure of the enemy’s plan to expand beyond their outer defensive perimeter, resulting in the elimination of a significant enemy force, the destruction of numerous war vehicles, and the complete collapse of the “Saigon military main force plus maximum U.S. firepower support” formula - the backbone of the “Vietnamisation” strategy. The success of the operation marked a milestone in the development of our art of large-scale combined arms warfare tactics, with the art of using artillery prominently featured.
On the establishment of strategic offensive combat posture in a war to defend Fatherland
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 09:02 (GMT+7)
Combat posture is the arrangement of troops and weapons on the battlefield under the selected strategy and combat method to bring into play the strength of combat forces and win a decisive victory. During operations, combat posture will not be fixed; it will always develop according to the specific confrontation between modes of strategic-level, operational-level, and tactical-level operations of the warring parties. Combat posture is considered as combat formation at tactical level and campaign arrangement at operational level, and strategic arrangement within the scope of a war.