Quang Tri Citadel in the "fiery summer" of 1972 through the memories of an insider

This is a meaningful activity organized by the National Political Publishing House Truth in coordination with Omega Vietnam Book Joint Stock Company in Hanoi on September 13.

Chairing and speaking at the discussion, Deputy Director of the National Political Publishing House Truth Nguyen Thai Binh said that in recent days, along with the echoes of the movie "Red Rain", many readers have been eager to read and own the book " Quang Tri Memories" - a publication collected and compiled by writer, poet, journalist, musician Nguyen Thuy Kha, with cover illustration by artist Le Thiet Cuong. Therefore, the Publishing House continues to publish the book for the third time and organizes a discussion and book introduction, with the hope that readers will have a deep access to precious historical memories - memories that should not and cannot be forgotten about a painful but extremely heroic time.

The book “Quang Tri Memories” is widely distributed in print and electronic forms, of which the electronic version is released on the platform sachquocgia.vn.

The pages of the book “Quang Tri Memories” will bring readers back to a generation of youth full of ambition, ready to put aside their own dreams to dedicate their whole lives to the revolutionary ideal, to the cause of national liberation and national unification, blending with their emotions and feelings, thereby deeply understanding the fierceness, pain, and cruelty of war and understanding why our army and people won gloriously in the unequal confrontation with the US imperialists. And above all, they will be more deeply imbued with the humanistic value of peace - a peace that had to be exchanged for the blood and bones of countless generations of youth.

Also according to the Deputy Director of the National Political Publishing House, Truth, the pages of "Quang Tri Memories" bring extremely genuine feelings, because the soldiers can only write down what they think and feel with their own hearts and experiences, so it contains very real and life-like sounds.

The program of discussion and introduction of the book “Quang Tri Memories - Memories of the people involved” helps readers feel more clearly the stories in the book, understand more deeply the 81-day and night battle at Quang Tri Citadel. This is also an opportunity for delegates, historical witnesses and readers to review a time of fire and at the same time, fuel and arouse the spirit of patriotism, the desire for peace and the responsibility to preserve the independence and freedom of the Fatherland to today's young generation.

The emotional discussion and exchange attracted a large number of young people who were students at many universities in Hanoi. Historical witnesses such as veteran, Liberation Army soldier Dao Chi Thanh - one of the two main characters in the book "Quang Tri Memories" - and many of his comrades and teammates who fought directly at the Citadel shared their journey "from the lecture hall to the battlefield", memories of crossing the Thach Han River, hastily written diary entries amidst bombs and bullets and the desire to return to the lecture hall after the country's peace...

Each story touched the emotions of the program participants, and above all, conveyed the message: The war is far away, but memories need to be reminded so that everyone can appreciate more the value of a peaceful life today.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/van-hoa/thanh-co-quang-tri-trong-mua-he-do-lua-nam-1972-qua-hoi-uc-nguoi-trong-cuoc-i781256/