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Victory at any cost : the genius of Vietnam's General Giap

A biography of the leader of the Vietnamese Communist forces against the Japanese, French and Americans covers the life, political career and military strategies of Vo Nguyen Giap.

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  • "Documented and complete biography of Giap from his birth through his schooling; his exile in China; his complex relationships with the French, Ho Chi Minh, and the contentious Communist Party; his early role as journalist and propagandist; his development of a victorious peasant army; and his genius at defeating superior forces. Giap cooperated, but Victory at Any Cost also tells the full story of his mistakes and his ruthless commitment of Vietnamese lives and."
  • "Most people do not understand why America lost the Viet Nam War. After you read this book, one primary reason will be clear: North Viet Nam's Senior General Vo Nguyen Giap ranks among the greatest of military geniuses. Giap began preparing for his wars hiding in a cave with Viet Nam's future leader, Ho Chi Minh. Giap had no troops, no equipment, no formal military education or training. Through sheer determination, he forged a military during World War II that helped."
  • "A biography of the leader of the Vietnamese Communist forces against the Japanese, French and Americans covers the life, political career and military strategies of Vo Nguyen Giap."@en
  • "Resources. His genius lay in his ability to learn, to modify his tactics, and to motivate a whole nation to fight to the death and sacrifice everything for victory. Giap fought three of the world's great powers over three decades. He won."
  • "Defeat the Japanese. He then drove the French out of Viet Nam, crushing them in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu. One of history's great epic battles, it foretold the end of Western colonialism. Twenty-one years later, the United States lost its first war when Saigon fell. Until now, reports of Giap's life story have been a patchwork of erroneous information and larger-than-life legends. Even his date of birth has been misreported. Victory at Any Cost is the only thoroughly."

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  • "Victory at any cost : the genius of Vietnam's General Võ Nguyen Giáp"
  • "Victory at Any Cost : the genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap"
  • "Victory at any cost : the genius of Vietnam's General Giap"@en
  • "Victory at any cost : the genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap"@en
  • "Victory at any cost : the genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap"
  • "Victory at Any Cost : the Genius of Viet Nam's General Vo Nguyen Giap"
  • "Victory at any cost : the genius of Viet Nam's gen. Vo Nguyen Giap"
  • "Victory at any cost : the genius of Viet Nam's General Vo Nguyen Giap"
  • "Victory at Any Cost the Genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap"
  • "Victory at any cost the genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap"@en
  • "Victory at any cost the genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap"

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