Victory at any cost

by Cecil B. Currey

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 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 documented and complete biography of Giap from his birth thr