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Even his adversaries, like retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Harold Moore, who led a battle against troops Giap commanded in 1965, called Giap "arguably one of the greatest military commanders of the 20th century."
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While you have the chance, 'Giap's voice had an urgency to it that made alarm bells ring in Doug's head.
Moonwar Bova, Ben, 1932- 1997
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The book is "Giap," the general who headed up the Vietnam forces both at Dien Bien Phu and in the American involvement.
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BRIAN LAMB: Peter MacDonald, author of "Giap," on the cover of your book, it says "The Victor in Vietnam."
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General Giap has admitted in his own memoirs that he made mistakes, but the main thing was he was an implacable enemy, determined to persevere no longer how long it took, how much it cost, how many soldier or civilians died, until victory.
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Inviting Giap to speak at CNAS this year is a good idea.
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The man did everything but have a romantic involvement with a native girl after saving her village single-handedly against Gen Giap himself.
manny garcia 2010
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Perhaps Giap has decided at 98 that he would really like to help the US government in its Asian imperialist schemes after all …
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Back then, Giap said, “The only military academy I have ever been to is that of the bush.”
Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011
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Giap was a fine general but he had great troops willing and apparently eager to sustain stupendous hardships for long long periods, and a country behind him in which every citizen worked in essence 12 hours a day 7 days a week for 25 years, for no pay.
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