TTLV: The process of building and fighting of the revolutionary armed forces in Southern Vietnam (1961 – 1965)

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thuy Linh

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: February 3, 1988

4. Place of birth: Chan Mong – Doan Hung – Phu Tho

5. Decision to recognize students No. 1883/QD-XHNV-SDH dated October 21, 2010, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: as scheduled, no changes.

7. Thesis title:The process of building and fighting of the revolutionary armed forces in South Vietnam (1961 – 1965)

8. Major: Vietnamese History Code: 60.22.54

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Le,Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- This topic is a study with practical significance in contributing to clarifying the objective requirements and historical circumstances leading to the building and fighting process of the revolutionary armed forces in South Vietnam from 1961 to 1965.

- To support the topic, the thesis also researched and recreated the historical context of the years 1954-1960, the conspiracies of the US and the Saigon government, the Party's policies, and the revolutionary situation in the South during the period from 1954 to 1965.

- The thesis has clarified the process of the growing strength and gradual defeat of the US imperialist Special War strategy, thereby demonstrating the inevitable historical development of the revolutionary armed forces that led to the success of the complete liberation of the country and the remarkable growth of the Vietnam People's Army later on.

11. Practical applications:

This study provides a theoretical and practical basis for research directions on the revolutionary armed forces of South Vietnam from 1961 to 1965. From this, it builds an overview of the development of the people's armed forces throughout history and their evolution into a regular, elite army later on.

12. Future research directions: None

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thuy Linh                            2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: February 3, 1988 4. Place of birth: Chan Mong – Doan Hung – Phu Tho

5. Admission decision number: 1883/QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated October 21, 2010,by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in academic process: No changes

7. Official thesis title: Establishment and Struggle of the Southern Revolutionary Military Force, 1961 – 1965.

8. Major: Vietnamese History 9. Code: 60.22.54

10. Supervisors: Prof. Phan Phuong Thao, Faculty of History, University of social Sciences & Humanites, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- The thesis is a practical research which contributes to the clarification of the objectivity and historical system leading to the establishment and struggle of the Southern Revolutionary Military Force from 1961 to 1965.

- The thesis also researched and reaapeared historical background in the period of 1954 - 1960, United States's cabal and Saigon administration, The Party's undertakings and revolutionary situation in the South in stage from 1954 -1965.

- On the other hand, thesis explains the growing process and gradual defeat of the United States's special Warfare Strategy. Since then, it was the foundation for the historic development of the revolutionary military force which made the success of the country's emancipation and the completed maturity of the Vietnam People's Army later.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

- The thesis is the theorical and practical bases for other researchs on southern revolutionary military force from 1961 – 1965. Since then, it established the general look at southern revolutionary military force through the development of history which developed into strong and regular army later.

13. Further research directions, if any: No

14. Thesis-related publications: No