National Defence Journal

Thursday, August 20, 2026, 23:51 (GMT+7)

The art of countering enemy shift in attack direction during the Plain of Jars - Xieng Khouang Defensive Campaign of 1972

Thursday, August 20, 2026, 14:19 (GMT+7)
In the Plain of Jars - Xieng Khouang Defensive Campaign of 1972, Vietnamese volunteer soldiers, together with the military and people of Laos, coordinated their combat efforts to defeat a strategic offensive launched by the US and its proxies aimed at retaking the Plain of Jars, thereby firmly protecting the liberated zones of the Lao revolution. Victory of the Campaign not only created a significant turning point on the battlefield, contributing to the failure of the enemy’s strategic plan

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Applying the lesson of harnessing the strength of great national unity from the August Revolution to building a strong and modern all-people national defence

More than 80 years after the victory of the August Revolution of 1945, the lesson of harnessing the strength of great national unity retains its full significance. In the new context, inheriting and creatively applying this historic lesson constitutes an objective requirement for building a strong and modern all-people national defence capable of meeting the requirements of safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation.