National Defence Journal

Sunday, September 06, 2026, 01:36 (GMT+7)

General Vo Nguyen Giap - a political and military genius of the Ho Chi Minh era

Friday, August 20, 2021, 14:55 (GMT+7)
Admiring the General’s talent, Cecil B. Currey, an American history Professor ever wrote: “During that time, he became not only a legend, but perhaps the single greatest military genius of the twentieth century and one of the greatest of all time.” According to the Professor, “Throughout the long decades of his career, he devised tactics and strategies that eventually brought his nation to victory over powerful enemies”

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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.