Does anyone else believe that general Giap of the North Vietamese Army was one of the most under rated generals?
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Underrated? Well, he was certainly not the hero of the French or of the Americans... "General Võ Nguyên Giáp (born August 25, 1911) is a retired Vietnamese career officer in the Vietnam People's Army and a politician. Principal wars: First Indochina War (1946-1954) and Vietnam War (1960-1975). Principal battles: Lang Son (1950); Hoa Binh (1951-1952); Dien Bien Phu (1954); the Tet Offensive (1968); the Nguyen Hue Offensive (known in the West as the Easter Offensive) (1972); and the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign (1975). Giap was also a journalist, an interior minister in President Hồ Chí Minh's Viet Minh government, the military commander of the Viet Minh, the commander of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), and defense minister. He also served as Politburo member of the Lao Dong Party. He was the most prominent military commander besides Ho Chi Minh during the war and was responsible for major operations and leadership until the war ended." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Võ_Nguyên_Giáp
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