by le duan in particular. ultimately hanoi prevails because the leadership is stubborn, incredibly resourceful, and has a remarkable ability to organize itself, organized party members and organize its army. one of the things that stands out looking at the documentary thatd is the emphasis communist authorities placed upon organizing. even long before the war against the americans begins, the leadership is constantly emphasizing this need to be well organized. andave unity of thought, those elements are central in accounting for hanoi prevails in the end. beyond that, other key considerations -- number one, ability to present itself as the only community -- and saigon's inability to do the same. miserably in presenting itself, even domestically, as a legitimate body. and that, in the long term, would make things easier for hanoi, take things more problematic for the south vietnamese authorities and their american allies. another key to hanoi's victory to dissent. there was an opposition to the war in northern