Launch of "War Report 1-2-3-4.75" in Vietnamese and English

Based on secret documents, minutes, internal reports and interviews with historical witnesses, the book is a vivid picture of the irreversible collapse of the Saigon government in the spring of 1975.

This book is released in two versions, Vietnamese and English. Photo: Truth National Political Publishing House

As a reporter for the Vietnam News Agency in the Southern battlefield, in early 1975, author Tran Mai Hanh was assigned to participate in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign as a special reporter for the Vietnam News Agency in a delegation led by the then General Director of the Vietnam News Agency. Following the main army corps, the author followed the troops to liberate most of the cities and towns from Hue to Saigon and was fortunate to be present and witness the historic moments at noon on April 30, 1975 at the Independence Palace.

The original documents obtained, the notes on the spot during the campaign and in the first days of Saigon liberation, along with many valuable documents from the Saigon government that the author had the chance and opportunity to contact and exploit helped him write this book.

“War Minutes 1-2-3-4.75”, consisting of 19 chapters and an appendix with 31 original references printed in full text, vividly depicts the collapse and portraits of most of the army generals and the fate of the leaders of the puppet government of Saigon in the last four months of the war to liberate the South (from January to April 1975). The work also highlights the great victory in the resistance war against the US, to save the country of our army and people under the wise and talented leadership of the Party.

The book not only tells the story of the past but also brings valuable lessons about war and diplomacy. The work raises big questions about historical truth, how parties in a conflict record and interpret the past, as well as the lasting effects of war on people and society.

The English version of the book helps spread these valuable pages of documents to foreign readers, contributing to clarifying the events that shaped Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region.

“War Minutes 1-2-3-4.75” was first published by the Truth National Political Publishing House in April 2014 and continuously reprinted in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 (of which the 2020 reprint added 10 new documents), and was welcomed by public opinion and highly appreciated by readers. The work won prestigious awards at home and abroad: the 2014 Literature Award of the Vietnam Writers Association and the 2015 ASEAN Literature Award.

In 2017, the work was translated into English to introduce to international readers, in 2018 it was translated into Lao, in 2022 it was translated into Spanish and is one of the titles serving the foreign affairs work of the Party and State of Vietnam in recent times.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/ra-mat-bien-ban-chien-tranh-1-2-3-4-75-ban-tieng-viet-va-tieng-anh-697524.html