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The Military Art of People's War: Selected Writings by Võ Nguyên Giáp, Russell Stetler

2000ace's review

5.0

I read this book at the height of the Vietnam War in an effort to understand what was going on from the North Vietnamese point of view. This is an excellent book on military strategy and resistance fighting, which illumines not just the Vietnam conflict, but also much of what must have occurred during the American Revolutionary War. In these pages, Giap highlighted the history of occupation in Vietnam over the centuries, and its inability to withstand crushing colonial forces. He also eloquently explained the psyche of the Vietnamese people, which enabled them to persevere. Very highly recommended.