Dien Bien Phu, Vietnamese and French generals tell stories

Cuốn sách Điện Biên Phủ - Lịch sử và ký ức - Ảnh: NXB Chính Trị Quốc Gia Sự Thật — The book Dien Bien Phu - History and memories - Photo: National Political Publishing House Truth

Such as articles by Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, General Vo Nguyen Giap, some foreign journalists, secret reports by Minister Marc Jacquet, Dien Bien Phu through the analysis of a French historian, or French general...

Dien Bien Phu - History and Memories was compiled by Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee, Vietnam Historical Science Association and National Political Publishing House Truth, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - May 7, 2024).

The book selects articles analyzing and deeply evaluating the Dien Bien Phu campaign by generals who were directly present, commanded, and participated in the campaign that year, scientists, military commentators, writers, and journalists at home and abroad that have been published in the magazines Xua & Nay, Lich Su Quan Su, and Ly Luan Chinh Tri .

The book is structured into three parts.

Part 1: Dien Bien Phu Victory - Shining Vietnamese spirit and intelligence.

In this section, in addition to articles by experts and historians, there are also many articles evaluating the Dien Bien Phu battle by Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, military generals such as General Vo Nguyen Giap, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Minh Thao, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu, Lieutenant General Bui Cong Ai, Mr. Nguyen Co Thach...

In addition, readers can also discover "the truth about Dien Bien Phu" from the perspective of a foreign expert, Mr. Fritz Jensens.

Part two: People who make history.

Readers will learn about the role of "people who made history" and contributed to the Dien Bien Phu victory.

First of all, we must mention the role of President Ho Chi Minh, General Vo Nguyen Giap, General Le Trong Tan, General Nguyen Chanh...

And the people who made history could not have done without the heroic soldiers, the strong rear that fueled the battlefield, especially the people of Thanh Hoa province, and the ethnic minorities in the mountainous areas.

Part three: Dien Bien Phu - Historic days of May.

This section especially gathers many articles by foreign historians, writers, and journalists, especially French ones, about Dien Bien Phu, about the soul of the Dien Bien Phu battle - General Vo Nguyen Giap.

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