{"id":1645,"date":"2026-04-02T21:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:07:40","slug":"drawn-swords-in-a-distant-land-south-vietnams-shattered-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/drawn-swords-in-a-distant-land-south-vietnams-shattered-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawn Swords in a Distant Land – South Vietnam\u2019s Shattered Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drawn Swords in a Distant Land – <\/strong>South Vietnam\u2019s Shattered Dreams <\/strong>|<\/span> George \u00a0J. Veith |<\/span> 632 pages |<\/span> Encounter Books<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u0110\u1ecdc Drawn Swords in a Distant Land c\u1ee7a George J. Veith nh\u01b0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia th\u1ea5t tr\u1eadn v\u00e0 k\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u01b0u vong<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
T\u00e1c gi\u1ea3, George J. Veith v\u00e0 b\u00eca s\u00e1ch Drawn Swords in a Distant Land<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n kh\u00e1c gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ec3. Drawn Swords in a Distant Land: South Vietnam\u2019s Shattered Dreams<\/em> c\u1ee7a George J. Veith thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 lo\u1ea1i th\u1ee9 hai. \u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c \u0111\u01b0a mi\u1ec1n Nam ra kh\u1ecfi vai ph\u1ee5 trong \u0111\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 s\u1ef1 chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 th\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u00f3 tham v\u1ecdng, c\u00f3 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n, c\u00f3 \u00fd ch\u00ed t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t bi k\u1ecbch ri\u00eang.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3ng g\u00f3p l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Veith l\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i l\u1ed1i k\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh qu\u00e1n t\u00ednh su\u1ed1t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eadp ni\u00ean: mi\u1ec1n Nam ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n n\u1ed1i d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh th\u1ec3 l\u1ec7 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 m\u1ee5c ru\u1ed7ng, n\u00ean s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ea5t y\u1ebfu. Veith kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn c\u00e1c y\u1ebfu k\u00e9m \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 ch\u00e2n dung c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a. Trong c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, mi\u1ec1n Nam kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i; n\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n qu\u1ed1c gia, v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tin v\u00e0o n\u00f3, \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh n\u00f3, chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u cho n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn n\u00f3 tan v\u1ee1.<\/p>\n

S\u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng r\u00f5 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Veith l\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed th\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u1ea7ng: quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c, nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc, chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c, kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng va \u0111\u1eadp gi\u1eefa S\u00e0i G\u00f2n, Washington, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7t T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n Thi\u1ec7u v\u00e0o trung t\u00e2m, bi\u1ebfn s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2y xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t cho s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9. Nh\u1edd v\u1eady, cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t d\u00e0y n\u00e0y v\u1eabn gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ee5c k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. Veith c\u0169ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 s\u1ef1 m\u1ea1nh: \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y l\u1ecbch s\u1eed nh\u01b0 h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 \u0111\u00f3ng k\u00edn, m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfn tr\u00ecnh \u0111ang t\u1ef1 d\u1ed3n t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng lui.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u00e1m \u1ea3nh h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 n\u1eb1m \u1edf nhan \u0111\u1ec1. Tho\u1ea1t nghe, Drawn Swords in a Distant Land<\/em> g\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c r\u1ea5t \u0111i\u1ec7n \u1ea3nh: thanh g\u01b0\u01a1m \u0111\u00e3 r\u00fat kh\u1ecfi v\u1ecf, cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf ch\u01b0\u01a1ng cu\u1ed1i, v\u1edbi nhan \u0111\u1ec1 \u201cI Will Draw Out My Sword,\u201d<\/strong> Veith kh\u00e9p s\u00e1ch b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n trong L\u00ea-vi-k\u00fd: \u201cI will turn my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies\u2026 I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out my sword and pursue you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, \u201cDrawn Swords\u201d kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh chi\u1ebfn tranh. N\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1i tr\u1eadn, truy \u0111u\u1ed5i, ph\u00e2n t\u00e1n v\u00e0 l\u01b0u \u0111\u00e0y<\/strong>. Khi \u1ea5y, cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc; n\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 tan v\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ef1c th\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 tan v\u1ee1 \u1ea5y trong \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0u vong. Ph\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ec1 South Vietnam\u2019s Shattered Dreams<\/em> v\u00ec th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u00e9t v\u1ebb v\u1eddi v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n ti\u1ebfp theo t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng ngh\u0129a: gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 qu\u1ed1c gia v\u1ee1 n\u00e1t, thanh g\u01b0\u01a1m truy \u0111u\u1ed5i, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb qu\u0103ng kh\u1ecfi qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00ednh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c c\u1ed9ng h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i. V\u1edbi h\u1ecd, Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t. N\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 k\u00fd \u1ee9c gia \u0111\u00ecnh, l\u00e0 n\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a kinh nghi\u1ec7m ly h\u01b0\u01a1ng, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ecbch s\u1eed t\u1eebng b\u1ecb k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Veith, v\u00ec v\u1eady, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ee5c d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh th\u1ec3; \u00f4ng ch\u1ea1m t\u1edbi t\u00e2m th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u n\u0103m v\u1edbi c\u1ea3m th\u1ee9c m\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 tan t\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch hi\u1ec7n ra. Veith kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ph\u00e2n t\u00edch mi\u1ec1n Nam; \u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 thi\u1ec7n c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi n\u00f3, mu\u1ed1n s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 n\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi ti\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i danh d\u1ef1 cho c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh th\u1ec3. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c lay \u0111\u1ed9ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 d\u1ec5 nghi\u00eang t\u1eeb kh\u00e1ch quan l\u1ecbch s\u1eed sang c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed.<\/p>\n

Veith r\u1ea5t thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c khi ph\u1ea3n b\u00e1c c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh ki\u1ebfn c\u0169 v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc t\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ee9ng khi \u0111i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o c\u00e1c nh\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u1ed9i sinh c\u1ee7a ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9: t\u00ednh ch\u00ednh danh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec1u, c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c thi\u1ebfu b\u1ec1n, kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1eefa nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, hay nh\u1eefng gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a v\u0103n h\u00f3a ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb mi\u1ec1n Nam. C\u00f9ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng vi\u1ebft l\u1ecbch s\u1eed nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c h\u01a1n l\u1ecbch s\u1eed x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 b\u1ec1 d\u00e0y c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 m\u00e1y quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c, chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u1eb7t \u1edf t\u1ea7ng cao, nh\u01b0ng mi\u1ec1n Nam nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i s\u1ed1ng: b\u00e1o ch\u00ed, tr\u00ed th\u1ee9c, t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o, \u0111\u1ed1i l\u1eadp, v\u0103n h\u00f3a \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb, \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2n, l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean m\u1ecfng h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

D\u1eabu v\u1eady, nh\u1eefng gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3m t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Drawn Swords in a Distant Land<\/em>. \u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng h\u01a1n, nhi\u1ec1u chi\u1ec1u s\u00e2u h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 \u00edt s\u00e1o ng\u1eef h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

Drawn Swords in a Distant Land<\/em><\/strong> kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u00ec sao mi\u1ec1n Nam Vi\u1ec7t Nam s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u00ec sao k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 mi\u1ec1n Nam Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u1eabn c\u00f2n g\u00e2y nhi\u1ec1u th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ed5n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady.<\/strong><\/p>\n

BBT \u0110i\u1ec3m S\u00e1ch 1975 Magazine<\/span> | <\/strong>Th\u00e1ng 4\/2026<\/em><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

S\u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng r\u00f5 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Veith l\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed th\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u1ea7ng: quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c, nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc, chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c, kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng va \u0111\u1eadp gi\u1eefa S\u00e0i G\u00f2n, Washington, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7t T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n Thi\u1ec7u v\u00e0o trung t\u00e2m, bi\u1ebfn s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2y xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t cho s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","category-current-issue"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1645"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1682,"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions\/1682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1975mag.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}