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.

Key decisions of Tran Dynasty in national construction and defence

Sunday, October 02, 2022, 21:26 (GMT+7)
Tran Dynasty focused on resolving state affairs and promulgated many sound, people-centred policies aimed at continuing to build a strong, prosperous Dai Viet. This is one of the most successful periods of development in our history with the glorious Dong A spirit, which wrote a resplendent page in the cause of national construction and defence of our country.

“Wait at leisure when the enemy labour” - Tran Dynasty’s stratagem in the 3rd Mongol Invasion (1288)

Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 08:15 (GMT+7)
Under the leadership of Tran Quoc Tuan and the General Command, Tran Dynasty’s military forces and people were able to gain a complete victory against the 3rd Mongol Invasion (1288), effectively destroying the enemy’s ambition of conquering Great Viet. This victory was achieved thanks to many factors, including the flexible and creative use of the stratagem “Wait at leisure when the enemy labour”

Waterborne warfare - a key characteristic of our resistance wars against the Mongol-ruled Yuan Dynasty

Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 08:54 (GMT+7)
Resistance wars waged by the soldiers and people of Dai Viet against the Mongol-ruled Yuan Dynasty in 1258, 1285 and 1288 serve as an epic in the history of our Homeland defense. They, which have contributed to the country’s fully-fledged military art, are partly characterized by waterborne warfare

“People’s heart and mind posture” – the main viewpoint of Tran Dynasty in the cause of protecting national independence

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 07:50 (GMT+7)
The land – sliding victory of Tran dynasty as to defeat the Mongol invaders three times, firmly protecting the national independence was attributed to many reasons, including the viewpoint of “People’s heart and mind posture”.

Luring the enemy – a character of military arts of Chuong Duong-Thang Long battle in 1285

Friday, November 20, 2015, 09:04 (GMT+7)
In Chuong Duong-Thang Long battle, “taking back the Imperial City of Thang Long, at that time, was the greatest feat of arms” of Tran dynasty, making a contribution of paramount significance to the final victory in the second resistance war against Yuan-Mongol troops (1285). It gave us lessons on military arts, especially the art of luring enemy