Great Military Commanders - Vơ Nguyên Giáp: A Biography - Softcover

 
9789352979479: Great Military Commanders - Vơ Nguyên Giáp: A Biography

Synopsis

Vơ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general in the Vietnam People's Army and a politician. Vơ Nguyên Giáp is considered one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century. He first grew to prominence during World War II, where he served as the military leader of the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam. Giáp was a crucial military commander in two wars: the First Indochina War (1946–54) and the Vietnam War (1955–75), participating in several historically significant battles: Lạng Sơn (1950), Ḥa B́nh (1951–52), Điện Biên Phủ (1954), the Tết Offensive (1968), the Easter Offensive (1972), and the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign (1975).
A biography that every student of military history should read. This book gives out the life, military career and and military leadership of this great Military Commander. This book is a compilation of high quality articles from the Internet.

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