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
Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 15:31 (GMT+7)
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.
The August Revolution of 1945: aspiration for national independence and indisputable historical values
Monday, August 17, 2026, 10:37 (GMT+7)
The victory of the August Revolution of 1945 marked the fulfilment of the Vietnamese nation’s aspiration for independence. It was an inevitable outcome, rooted in the strength of the great national unity bloc under the sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. This historical truth has become an enduring political and cultural value in the course of the nation’s history, which no hostile force can distort
From the August Revolution to National Day, 2 September - an irreversible tide of justice
Friday, August 29, 2025, 14:23 (GMT+7)
Following the path opened by the August Revolution, we must continue to foster the will of self-reliance and self-strengthening, kindle the aspiration for development, make the very best use of every opportunity and resolutely fend off risks. Under the Party’s leadership, with the entire people and the entire army united as one, we shall write new glorious pages of history and lead the country steadily into an era of prosperity, happiness, affluence and strength.
The armed forces’ role in August 1945 General Uprising and issues on building a modern Vietnam People’s Army today
Friday, August 15, 2025, 10:51 (GMT+7)
In August 1945, under the leadership of the Party and leader Ho Chi Minh, our people conducted a General Uprising to smash the yoke of colonialism, fascism, and feudalism, establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and usher our nation into a new era - the era of national independence and socialism. In that great victory, our fledgling revolutionary armed forces played a core role in guiding and assisting the masses in rising up to seize power. Those historical lessons remain valuable in the Military’s building and fighting cause in general, the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army in particular
Continuing the legacy of the National People’s Congress to renew the organisation and operations of the National Assembly to meet the nation’s development needs in a new era
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 06:51 (GMT+7)
Across each historical era, inheriting the values of the National People’s Congress and under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly has continually reformed its structure and operations, staying closely attuned to reality and fulfilling the demands of national development in the new age.
August Revolution 1945 and the lesson of promoting the strength of great national unity in the cause of consolidating defence and safeguarding the Fatherland
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 06:51 (GMT+7)
The lessons learned from promoting the strength of great national unity during the August Revolution in 1945 remain fully valuable today. Therefore, researching, inheriting, and creatively applying those lessons to current practice is of utmost importance, creating a combined strength and a solid foundation to further develop the country; continuously enhancing military and defence potential, contributing to the building and firm protection of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the new era.
The Party’s leadership in creating and seizing opportunities to secure victory in the August Revolution of 1945
Monday, August 19, 2024, 13:44 (GMT+7)
The swift, complete victory of the August Revolution of 1945 clearly proves the spirit and leadership talent for leading armed uprising of our Party and Ho Chi Minh. This is an invaluable experience that deserves further research and creative application to the cause of building and safeguarding the Fatherland today.
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.
Logistics work in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 14:46 (GMT+7)
During the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, our army and people stood side by side with the Military Logistics Branch to overcome numerous challenges, hardships, and sacrifices, successfully addressing the “greatest difficulty” encountered during the Campaign, thus creating a miracle in the assurance work and conveying valuable lessons that still hold significant value in the cause of nation-building and protection.
French generals’ admission of defeat in Dien Bien Phu
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 07:08 (GMT+7)
The battle of 1954 Dien Bien Phu took place 70 years ago, about which there have been a lot of books and articles by foreign generals, politicians, scholars and journalists. People around the world continue to wonder why Vietnam, a small, poor, low-tech country which had just successfully carried out the August Revolution with its nascent army, was able to defeat French colonialists. In order to answer this question, the article will briefly relate admissions by French generals who joined the war in Indochina in general, the battle of Dien Bien Phu in particular