The distinctive features of “lure-and-trap” tactics in the 1966 Sa Thay Campaign
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 09:19 (GMT+7)
Acting upon the directive of the Central Military Commission, the Central Highlands Front Command resolved to launch an offensive campaign against the enemy in Sa Thay area - Sa Thay Campaign. This was aimed at inflicting attrition upon and annihilating a significant portion of the enemy’s effective strength, particularly US troops, and supporting the masses’ movement to break the enemy’s occupation
Several issues concerning combat support for our artillery - missile force in countering enemy strategic airborne landings during strategic defensive operations
Monday, July 27, 2026, 13:34 (GMT+7)
Combat support for the artillery - missile force is an important part of the art of artillery - missile operations, directly contributing to enhancing the firepower and combat strength of this key force. In countering enemy strategic airborne landings, such support is exceptionally demanding and fraught with difficulties, thus requiring thorough research and consideration
The art of battlefield shaping in Dak To I Campaign
Monday, June 15, 2026, 16:01 (GMT+7)
Dak To I Campaign was one of the quintessential campaigns conducted by our Military and people on the Central Highlands battlefield; it inflicted heavy attrition on enemy manpower and destroyed numerous enemy war machines. The victory of the Campaign marked a developmental stride in operational art for offensive combat against the enemy outside fortifications on mountainous and forested terrain, most notably the art of shaping the battlefield
The art of siege and ambush in the North Phu Yen Campaign of 1966
Friday, April 24, 2026, 09:29 (GMT+7)
During the North Phu Yen Campaign, despite confronting the most elite and battle-hardened forces of the US military, our armed forces and people, employing the outstanding art of siege and ambush, dealt a devastating blow to the enemy and diminished both their strategic posture and strength across Military Region 5 battlefield, laying the groundwork for victory in the second dry-season strategic counter-offensive
The art of shaping the battlefield and creating opportunities in the Tay Son Tinh Campaign of 1966
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 14:56 (GMT+7)
The victory of the Tay Son Tinh Campaign smashed one of the three “search and destroy” operations conducted by the enemy in Military Region 5, creating a foundation for defeating the American Local War Strategy. The valuable lessons on the art of “shaping the battlefield and creating opportunities” drawn from this campaign should be further studied, developed, and creatively applied under new conditions of people’s war in defence of the Fatherland.
The art of conducting the opening engagement in North Binh Dinh Campaign of 1966
Friday, January 23, 2026, 08:28 (GMT+7)
In the North Binh Dinh counter-offensive Campaign, despite facing elite US forces, through the excellent execution of the opening engagement, we successfully created a major breakthrough and drove the Campaign to complete victory. This contributed to the defeat of the enemy’s First Dry-Season Strategic Counter-Offensive Plan on the Southern battlefield
The art of force organisation and employment in Hiep Duc - Dong Duong Operation of 1965
Monday, December 29, 2025, 14:11 (GMT+7)
Sixty years ago, during Hiep Duc - Dong Duong Operation, our forces, through a distinctive art of organising and employing combat units, dealt successive “critical, heavy” blows against the enemy’s elite formations operating in the adjacent zone between mountainous and coastal lowland areas of Military Region 5. The success of the Operation marked a new development in the overall strategic offensive posture and gave strong impetus to the movement among our armed forces and people to “seek out to fight American troops, seek out to destroy puppet troops”
The art of fighting the opening key battle in the Bau Bang - Dau Tieng Campaign of 1965
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 21:24 (GMT+7)
The success of the Bau Bang - Dau Tieng Campaign dealt a severe blow to U.S. and Saigon efforts under the “Local War” strategy. The lessons in the art of conducting an opening key battle remain invaluable for continued research and creative application in the defence of the Fatherland.
The art of creating and transforming the battlefield in Loc Ninh Offensive of 1967
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 15:20 (GMT+7)
In Loc Ninh Campaign, despite facing US and Saigon regime units, the armed forces of the (South) Eastern Regional Command displayed remarkable flexibility in shaping and shifting the battlefield. Time and again our armed forces launched attacks with deadly effect, forcing the enemy onto the defensive, leaving them bewildered and struggling to respond. This created the condition needed for our armed forces and people to prepare for 1968 Spring General Offensive and Uprising
The art of conducting key and decisive battle during 1965 Ba Gia Campaign
Monday, July 28, 2025, 14:07 (GMT+7)
Realising the Party’s resolve, Military Region 5’s Command decided to launch Ba Gia Campaign in North Quang Ngai in order to annihilate a significant section of enemy troops, disintegrate the enemy’s paramilitary forces, expand the liberated zone in Son Tinh - Tra Bong, provide support for our political movement, and maintain the corridor connecting the mountainous area with the plain area