Vietnam's extensive wartime history saw young soldiers, barely 20 years old, play a pivotal role, expressing their homesickness, love, and desire for independence through heartfelt letters. Yet, research and translation on this war literature genre remain limited. This research aims to produce a Vietnamese translation of the martyr diary “Mãi mãi tuổi 20” (Forever 20) by Nguyen Van Thac and analyse the challenges of translating this text to provide recommendations for improvement. After applying our analysis approach, the initial challenges were identified, allowing us to find the strategies that would be equivalent to dealing with these cases. The findings of this study highlight the complex structures and the lack of references when translating war literature between 1954 and 1975. Furthermore, our project is believed to contribute to further research on war literature and provide a reference for other translators to continue to translate this book.
