Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnam War General, Dies at 102

Oversaw 1968 Tet offensive and several other victories over French and later American forces in Vietnam

Reason Staff | 10.4.2013 10:50 AM

Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietnamese general who masterminded victories against France and the US, has died aged 102.

His defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 effectively ended French colonial rule in the region.

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Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnam War General, Dies at 102

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