HCM CITY — The second of a two-part tome on the revolution in South Viet Nam has won the prestigious annual history prize named after the revolutionary and philosopher, Prof Tran Van Giau.
Lich Su Nam Bo Khang Chien Chong My (The History of South Viet Nam's Resistance War Against American Invasion) concludes the monumental research work titled Lich Su Nam Bo Khang Chien (The History of Viet Nam's Southern Resistance War) by 68 historians, cultural researchers, authors and revolutionaries.
The work began in 2002 and 11 of its authors, including Vo Van Kiet, the former prime minister, have already passed away.
The first part, Lich Su Nam Bo Khang Chien Chong Phap (The History of South Viet Nam's Resistance War Against French Colonialists) also received the Tran Van Giau Prize in 2006.
The jury decided to honour the second book as well, considering it a reliable source of information.
The books narrate historical events that occurred in the southern region between 1945 and 1975 and feature soldiers and people who devoted their life to the causes of national independence and reunification.
The prize was instituted in 2002 by Giau and his family to encourage and honour research on Vietnamese history and culture.
Giau, born in a rich family in Sai Gon in 1911, went to study in Toulouse, France, and Moscow.
After the 1945 August Revolution, he played an active part in the war against the French as chairman of the Anti-French War of Resistance Committee of the South.
The 100-year-old now lives in HCM City. — VNS