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Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam
Author: James A. Warren
Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam
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An in-depth look at the strategy and tactics of the visionary commander who beat the United States in the Vietnam War.
General Vo Nguyen Giap was the commander in chief of the communist armed forces during two of his country's most difficult conflicts—the first against Vietnam's colonial masters, the French, and the second against the most powerful nation on earth, the United States. After long and bloody conflicts, he defeated both Western powers and their Vietnamese allies, forever changing modern warfare.
In Giap, military historian James A. Warren dives deep into the conflict to bring to life a revolutionary general and reveal the groundbreaking strategies that defeated world powers against incredible odds. Synthesizing ideas and tactics from an extraordinary range of sources, Giap was one of the first to realize that war is more than a series of battles between two armies and that victory can be won through the strength of a society's social fabric. As America's wars in the Middle East rage on, this is an important and timely look at a man who was a master at defeating his enemies even as they thought they were winning.
Imprint Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN
9781137098917
In The News
“A welcome, readable, and concise history of the corps' past 60 years.” —The Washington Post on American Spartans
“Warren makes a very useful contribution to the lively ongoing debate on the role, creation, training, and use of elite troops.” —Booklist on American Spartans