Abstract

This article studies the work of propagating the righteousness, humanity, and humanitarian values of the resistance war against the U.S. invasion, which the military and people of Saigon – Gia Định carried out during the Hồ Chí Minh Campaign to move towards peace and the reunification of Vietnam. The research highlights that the primary targets of this propaganda effort were the soldiers, officers, and officials of the Republic of Vietnam, aiming to minimize casualties on both sides, protect the lives and property of the people, and convey to these soldiers and officials that the war they were participating in was an unjust war waged by the U.S. imperialists and the ruling authorities of the Republic of Vietnam. The effort also sought to help them understand that the soldiers and officials of the Republic of Vietnam were victims of the U.S.'s new colonial war, and to communicate the revolutionary Vietnam's lenient and humane policies towards prisoners of war and those who surrendered. The experiences gained from the propaganda and mobilization efforts directed at the soldiers and officials of the Republic of Vietnam in Saigon – Gia Định during the Hồ Chí Minh Campaign also help researchers propose programs and policies on public mobilization for the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the current period. The article employs two common research methods in historical science: the historical method and the logical method, based on the methodology of dialectical materialism, historical materialism, and the viewpoints of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.