Ho Chi Minh
Communist Movement in Vietnam:
- “The Manifesto and Platform of the Viet-Nam Lao Dong Party”, issued as a supplement to People’s China magazine (Vol. III, #9, May 1, 1951), 8 pages. (The name of this party in English was the “Worker’s Party of Vietnam” or the “Vietnamese Worker’s Party”. This document was issued at the time of the re-establishment of the communist party after the huge disruption of World War II and the prolonged attacks by various reactionary forces including those of France, Japan and Chiang Kai-shek.) Searchable PDF format (723 KB)
- “Peace or Violence?”, by the Vietnam Workers’ Party, (Peking: FLP, 1963), 40 pages. PDF Format [1,762 KB]
- [Book:] An Outline History of the Vietnam Workers’ Party, (Hanoi: FLPH, 1970), 192 pages. Searchable PDF format (8,874 KB)
- [Book:] An Outline History of the Vietnam Workers’ Party (1930-1975), (Hanoi: FLPH, 1976), 196 pages. Searchable PDF format (9,307 KB)
- [Book:] History of the Communist Party of Vietnam, (Hanoi: FLPH, 1986), 340 pages. Searchable PDF format (10,787 KB)
Hô Chí Minh — Life and Writings:
- “Solemn Pledge of the Thirty Million Vietnamese People”, a collection of statements and articles by Ho Chi Minh and other revolutionary leaders from both North and South Vietnam made during March and April 1965. (Peking: FLP, 1965), 56 pages. PDF Format [2,609 KB]
- [Book:] Ho Chi Minh on Revolution: Selected Writings, 1920-66, ed. by Bernard B. Fall, (NY: New American Library paperback ed., 1967), 710 pages. [Pages are yellowed and have some underlining but are still quite legible.] Searchable PDF format (46,201 KB)
- [Book:] Selected Works of Ho Chi Minh, Vol. 1: Articles and Speeches, 1922-1926, (Hanoi: FLPH, 1960), 188 pages. (Poor scan, but legible.) PDF format (14,273 KB)
- [Book:] Selected Works of Ho Chi Minh, Vol. 4: Articles and Speeches, 1954-1960, (Hanoi: FLPH, 1962), 465 pages. (Missing pages 24-25, 98-99, and 106-107.) PDF format (Huge: 124,708 KB)
- [Book:] Prison Diary, by Ho Chi Minh, (Hanoi: FLPH, 1972), 140 pages. This is a collection of poems written by Ho Chi Minh while imprisoned by the Chiang Kai-shek regime in southern China in 1942-43, during World War II. Searchable PDF format (7,843 KB)
- “Ho Chi Minh’s Vestige in the Presidential Palace Area”, a visitor’s brochure with photos and captions in English, French, Chinese and Korean. Searchable PDF format (6,024 KB)