Red Commissar
4th October 2013, 17:15
I wasn't sure if I should put this in history or not, but there's not much to discuss here. Vo Nguyen Giap was the commander of the North Vietnam Army (People's Army of Vietnam), and was involved in both its preceding war against the Japanse, French (Viet Minh), and later in the war against the US and South Vietnam.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24402278
Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietnamese general who masterminded victories against France and the US, has died aged 102.
His defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 effectively ended French colonial rule in the region.
He went on to oversee the Tet Offensive against American forces in 1968, often cited as one of the factors that led to the Americans' withdrawal.
Gen Giap also published a number of works on military strategy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24402278
Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietnamese general who masterminded victories against France and the US, has died aged 102.
His defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 effectively ended French colonial rule in the region.
He went on to oversee the Tet Offensive against American forces in 1968, often cited as one of the factors that led to the Americans' withdrawal.
Gen Giap also published a number of works on military strategy.