Publisher's Synopsis
This is a definitive and comprehensive account of the three Vietnam wars starting with the French, through Dien Bien Phu to the American involvement.;The author was, for part of the Vietnam war, Chief of US Military Intelligence. Here he presents an account of the fighting from a multi-conceptual level that of direction, planning and implementation.;Throughout, Giap is the central figure and the points of view of North and South Vietnam are clearly identified.