This work compiles articles, analyses, and memoirs by General Vo Nguyen Giap about the entire process of strategic direction, force organization, and the developments of the three offensives of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954.

Through multiple editions, especially the 2024 and 2025 releases, the book has been revised and supplemented with important materials to ensure the integrity of the historical records left by the General.

The work consists of four main parts: "Letters from President Ho Chi Minh to the Dien Bien Phu Front"; "Dien Bien Phu"; "Articles about Dien Bien Phu," along with an appendix containing daily orders, attack orders, battle statistics, enemy-friendly situations, and other related documents. Many elements of original historical source material have been preserved by the publisher, demonstrating absolute respect for the content compiled by General Vo Nguyen Giap himself.

The Arabic edition of General Vo Nguyen Giap's book "Dien Bien Phu".

The translation of the book "Dien Bien Phu" into Arabic was undertaken by a team of translators who are lecturers from the Department of Arabic Language and Culture, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University , Hanoi . This is an important step in introducing Vietnamese history to international friends, especially the Arab community, which has friendly relations and multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam.

This book not only helps Arabic-speaking readers access one of the most iconic military victories of the 20th century, but also opens up opportunities for extensive research and academic exchange on Vietnam's national liberation war, military art, and peace-loving spirit.

With its domestic reprinting, translation into Arabic, and widespread introduction, General Vo Nguyen Giap's book "Dien Bien Phu" continues to deepen the international community's understanding of a resilient, creative, and humane Vietnam; and continues to inspire the spirit of great unity, self-reliance, self-strength, and patriotism in the journey of building and developing the country today.

HOANG HOANG

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/van-hoa/sach/xuat-ban-an-pham-tieng-a-rap-cuon-sach-dien-bien-phu-cua-dai-tuong-vo-nguyen-giap-1016097