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
Unique features of the art of applying fighting methods in the Tay Son Tinh Offensive Campaign in 1966
Sunday, November 24, 2024, 21:34 (GMT+7)
The victory of the Tay Son Tinh Offensive Campaign demonstrated the determination to dare to fight the American army and defeat the invading American imperialists, along with the army and people of the South to defeat the enemy's first strategic counter-offensive in the dry season. Valuable lessons learned from the Campaign, especially the art of applying fighting methods, need to continue to be studied, applied and creatively developed in the war to safeguard the Fatherland.
The art of transforming combat posture in the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter 1947 Operation
Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 08:57 (GMT+7)
The success of the Counter-Offensive Operation in Viet Bac Autumn-Winter 1947 affirmed remarkable advancements in our technical and tactical skills and the ability to coordinate multiple forces in action to destroy the enemy. It left behind valuable lessons in the operational art, in which the art of transforming combat posture was one of the most significant features.
Distinction aspects of military art in Operation Tay Ninh - Binh Long 1968
Thursday, September 28, 2023, 17:16 (GMT+7)
Operation Tay Ninh - Binh Long marked the maturity of our Theatre main force, opening up the possibility to organise and conduct operations on a larger scale with larger forces to defeat the U.S. “Local War” strategy. The lessons and experiences drawn from the Operation remain valuable and should be further studied and creatively applied in the cause of defending the Motherland today.
A distinct demonstration of the art of encirclement in Route 9 - Khe Sanh Campaign of 1968
Monday, July 31, 2023, 15:11 (GMT+7)
Over half a century ago, to realise a strategic diversion action in preparation for the General Offensive and Uprising of 1968 throughout the South, we launched a large-scale combined arms offensive campaign at the Khe Sanh - Route 9 and achieved a great victory. The Campaign left behind valuable experiences in military art, among which the distinct feature was the art of encircling and cutting off the enemy.