The art of fighting decisive key battle in the Route 9 - Southern Laos Campaign of 1971

Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 14:07 (GMT+7)
It can be affirmed that in the decisive key battle at Ban Dong, the art of establishing operational posture was applied flexibly, creatively, and effectively. Efforts to shape the battlefield were carried out widely in the front, flanks, and rear, targeting both directly engaged enemy forces and related enemy forces. As a result, all plans for reinforcement, relief, or breakout by land and air were destroyed, leaving the enemy at Ban Dong completely encircled and isolated, falling into a dilemma with morale shaken and combat effectiveness gradually declining, leading to their destruction.

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.

Artillery Corps in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign - lessons for today

Monday, May 06, 2019, 11:06 (GMT+7)
After 56 days of fighting, the VPA’s fledgling Artillery Corps accomplished successfully its mission to suppress and destroy the enemy’s artillery sites, controlled the airfields, destroy its headquarters and installations, disrupt logistic lines of communication, and effectively support the infantry to surround and destroy every fortification and the whole fortified complex of Dien Bien Phu, making important contribution to a world-shaking victory

The art of forming battle array in the Southwest Border Defense War

Monday, January 07, 2019, 18:31 (GMT+7)
40 years ago, under the leadership of our Party, our military and people decisively defeated Khmer Rouge invasion into our Southwest border provinces and fulfilled our honorable international duty. This victory left us many unique military art lessons, especially in the art of forming battle array

Commanding strategic combat operations in Viet Bac Campaign - Autumn and Winter 1947

Saturday, October 07, 2017, 11:04 (GMT+7)
Late 1947, one year after National Resistance Day, our people and military won a stunning victory over the French in Viet Bac campaign, destroyed their strategic plan of “rapid fighting for rapid victory”. French forces had to engage in prolonged combat, getting bogged down and eventually being defeated. This was the first strategic victory of our armed forces, giving us invaluable lessons, with the work of commanding strategic combat mission as among the most important ones