Ho Chi Minh City, Zero Hour: Reports on the End of the 30-Year War

Ho Chi Minh City, Hour Zero: Reports on the End of the 30-Year War

The Truth National Political Publishing House has just released the book Ho Chi Minh City , Hour Zero: Reports on the End of the 30-Year War.

The book includes reports from many Western journalists who were directly present in Vietnam during those historic days.

The Vietnamese people are one

The General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of 1975 of our army and people with the speed of "1 day equals 20 years" was a development step at the mature stage in the entire resistance war against the US to save the country; it was the result of the combination of all the forces and factors that made up the invincible strength of our people in the great war of liberation.

This was a glorious victory, of great international importance and profound epochal significance. The 30-year war in Vietnam ended on April 30, 1975, marking a historic turning point not only for the Vietnamese people but also for the world.

Reading Ho Chi Minh City, zero hour: Reports on the end of the 30-year war , we see journalists witnessing the liberation army marching into the South, carrying the steadfast spirit of "the Vietnamese people are one" and the belief in certain victory; witnessing the chaotic scenes of the evacuation organized by the US, when helicopters lined up to leave Saigon...

After just one week, they saw a different Saigon - calm, orderly and full of symbols of the new era.

One of the highlights of the book is the way the journalists describe the changes in people and atmosphere in the city before and after April 30, 1975. They are the liberation army soldiers in green uniforms and rubber sandals talking openly with the people.

It was the image of students in white ao dai, mothers, and relatives hugging and crying on the day of reunion. The people of Saigon, after the first days of anxiety, returned to their daily lives, although they knew that ahead of them was a challenging journey to rebuild the country.

From the perspective of outsiders who had the opportunity to witness historical moments up close, Ho Chi Minh City, Hour Zero: Reports on the End of the 30-Year War is a valuable document, imbued with the breath of the times.

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