Launching a book series about Dien Bien Phu Victory

The six titles in the book series about Dien Bien Phu published this time include: Four years later and pages written about Dien Bien (Nguyen Huy Tuong), Dien Bien Phu - Time and Space (Huu Mai), Dien Bien Phu - Red Ban Flowers (Huu Mai), French Victory in the Sky of Dien Bien Phu (Luu Trong Lan), Dien Bien Phu - Remembering to Ponder (Tran Thai Binh), Dien Bien Phu - Golden Pages of History (Hoang Minh Phuong).

“Four years later and the pages written about Dien Bien” by Nguyen Huy Tuong, compiled and annotated by his son Nguyen Huy Thang. Nguyen Huy Tuong was the leader of the first group of writers to Dien Bien Phu (Dien Bien Group) since the war; participating in all the daily labor of the soldiers building this historic Northwest land.

The work was conceived in the hardships and difficulties of a life of diligent construction, of the future, without stopping for a single moment. The highlight of this work is the diary pages and letters sent from Dien Bien by writer Nguyen Huy Tuong: Each line shows the sincere qualities of a writer in the work of building the Fatherland, with all the urgent urgency of immersing oneself in reality to live and write.

The book “Hoa ban do” is a famous work by writer Huu Mai. The work is both a picture recreating the Dien Bien Phu Victory “famous in five continents, shaking the earth”, and a story about people who hoped, fought, loved and sacrificed for the country. The book is also the script for the 1994 film of the same name that captured the hearts of many audiences.

“Dien Bien Phu - Time and Space” is a unique story about Dien Bien Phu through the stories of many generations. They returned to Dien Bien Phu to revisit the old battlefield, to relieve their past feelings and to find strange relationships in the land where they found life in death. With an engaging and touching writing style, skillfully interwoven with historical documents, the work helps readers visualize the magnificence of the campaign, the historical impacts on the lives of many people and many generations.

The book “Dien Bien Phu - Remembering to Ponder” was written by author Tran Thai Binh. He is a member of the Vietnam Historical Science Association and participated in the Dien Bien Phu campaign. He spent a lot of time looking back at the events of the great strategic battle at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. The work “Dien Bien Phu - Remembering to Ponder” is a collection of direct and indirect documents, from Vietnam and abroad, so that readers can see more clearly the historical significance and lessons from this event.

The book "Dien Bien Phu - Golden Pages of History" is the work of Colonel Hoang Minh Phuong, with a preface by General Vo Nguyen Giap. Mr. Hoang Minh Phuong is the assistant of General Vo Nguyen Giap, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the 4th Corps, Head of the General Theory Department - Institute of Military Science of the Ministry of National Defense. The book is written from documents collected by the author, plus his own memories, to help readers understand why Dien Bien Phu was not initially included in the battle plan of the French expeditionary force as well as our battle plan - but later became the place where the great strategic battle took place.

Meanwhile, “Victory over the French in the Sky of Dien Bien Phu” is the passionate work of author Luu Trong Lan. Images of soldiers and laborers preparing the battlefield and fighting fiercely for 55 days and nights, enemy planes burning and crashing to the ground, pilots captured alive, thousands of enemy soldiers surrendering - from those unforgettable memories, the author will bring to readers many vivid realities.