Do Thi Bay describes her life as the daughter of a poor peasant family and how, because they had no money and were exploited, she began to follow the revolution as a young girl. Do Thi Bay recalls her time as a courier for the Viet Minh in 1946 carrying letters and documents across the villages. Do Thi Bay describes the time when French African troops broke into her house to search for incriminating materials, and when the troops did not find anything they beat her before leaving
