Vo nguyen giap, born 1912, an xa, vietnamdied october 4, 20, hanoi, vietnamese military and political leader whose perfection of guerrilla as well as conventional strategy and tactics led to the viet minh victory over the french and to the end of french colonialism in southeast asia and later to the north vietnamese victory over south vietnam and the united states. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Giap is considered one of the greatest military strategists of all time. Books by vo nguyen giap author of peoples war peoples army. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. My reporting and subsequent research for a book brought me into. Vo nguyen giap born 1911 was a principal viet cong commander in the first indochina war 19461954 and the vietnam war 19601975. General in the vietnam peoples army and a politician. If youre interested in really finding out how general giap masterminded the military victory in vietnam, this book isnt going to answer the question. General vo nguyen giap, commander of the north vietnamese army, wrote in his memoirs that his army was on the brink of collapse, but the u. Vo nguyen giap and general creighton abrams to analyze the relationships. Something all of you should think about is what general vo nguyen giap, the commander in chief of the north vietnamese army had to say about john kerry in his 1985 memoir how we won the war. He has written books on the vietnam war and the cold war and contributed the.
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