Practical experience refutes distortion of “Vietnamese Bamboo Diplomacy”

Monday, July 22, 2024, 20:24 (GMT+7)
In recent years, the term “Vietnamese Bamboo Diplomacy” has been frequently mentioned when referring to the foreign activities of our Party and government. This term summarises and symbolises the foreign policy that the Communist Party of Vietnam has been persuing, based on President Ho Chi Minh’s diplomacy motto of “firm in objectives, flexible in strategies and tactics”.

Lý Dynasty combined military actions with diplomatic measures to end wars and establish peace

Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 08:52 (GMT+7)
Clearly grasping the enemy’s schemes, the Lý Dynasty proactively and shrewdly developed strategies to defend the nation, leveraged the strength of the entire populace, and implemented multiple measures simultaneously to swiftly end the war and establish peace, with the combination of military offensives and diplomatic measures being kept at the forefront

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.

The art of force organisation and deployment in the 1954 Upper Laos Campaign

Saturday, March 30, 2024, 17:27 (GMT+7)
The victory of the 1954 Upper Laos Campaign played a significant role in establishing a favourable position for the Dien Bien Phu front to implement the “firm attack, firm progress” combat principle, achieving a victory “resounding across continents, shaking the world”. The distinctive art of force deployment drawn from the Campaign should continue to be studied and creatively applied in the current mission of national defence.

The art of posture establishment and transformation in the Lai Chau Liberation Operation of 1953

Saturday, December 16, 2023, 19:57 (GMT+7)
Victory of the Lai Chau Liberation Operation of 1953 served to create favourable conditions and opportunities for us to carry out the Winter-Spring Strategic Operational Plan of 1953-1954. Lessons on military art drawn from the operation remain valuable and need further studies and creative application and development in the war to safeguard the Fatherland.

Solutions for improving the training quality in the 75th Artillery Brigade

Monday, October 23, 2023, 15:13 (GMT+7)
In order to meet the demands and duties of building the Military, strengthening the national defence and protecting the Homeland in the new situation, recently, together with enhancing the adjustment of organisation and staff; attentively building the comprehensively strong, “exemplary, typical” offices and units, the Party Committee and command of the 75th Artillery Brigade (Military Region 7) have paid special attention to reforming the combat training, making breakthrough in improving the general quality and combat strength, ensuring that the Brigade could successfully accomplish all assigned tasks.

The art of using artillery in Operation Tri-Thien 1972

Friday, June 30, 2023, 15:12 (GMT+7)
It can be affirmed that in the history of our artillery operations, one of the most important factors to achieve victory is effectively addressing the issue of manoeuvrability of forces and firepower, timely adjusting the battle array, providing effective fire support to infantry, tanks, and handling situations to fulfil assigned tasks. With a clear understanding of this issue, the Operational Command focused on effectively addressing issues related to mobility (mobility routes, vehicles, artillery, repairment, recovery, and the organisation of command coordination, and maintenance and supply), allowing artillery units to manoeuver to their firing positions, ensuring safety, secrecy, and precise timing.

The art of transforming the battlefield in the 9th Route - Southern Laos Counteroffensive Campaign in 1971

Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 08:52 (GMT+7)
The valuable lessons and experiences in the art of battlefield transformation that we learned from the Route 9 - Southern Laos counteroffensive campaign have become an integral part of Vietnam’s military art. It stands as one of the exemplary campaigns that need to be further studied and creatively applied in the cause of defending the Motherland today.

Operation Nong Son – Thuong Duc: A development in the art of combined arms combat

Sunday, August 28, 2022, 11:07 (GMT+7)
Nong Son – Thuong Duc victory broke the outer defensive line of Da Nang joint military base, defeated the enemy’s expansion and stabilisation plan, and created a new position and strength for the 1975 General Offensive and Uprising. Victory of the Campaign marks a new development in the art of combined arms operations and offer many invaluable lessons learnt for the war to safeguard the Fatherland.

Hong Duc Code: Mainstay of training the Early Le dynasty military

Monday, June 20, 2022, 13:11 (GMT+7)
The Early Le dynasty’s use of the Hong Duc Code, especially King Le Thanh Tong, as the mainstay of training military generals and soldiers demonstrates superior visions and thinking of kings and generals in charge of training soldiers. This is an invaluable lesson that needs studying, developing, and applying creatively to the training of cadres and soldiers and building of an adept, compact, strong, modern military, capable of meeting demand of national construction and defence in current period.