Vietnam's ruthless Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap dies at 102 Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap salutes his fallen comrades at a war cemetery April 18, 2004, in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam. / Richard Vogel / Associated Press HANOI, VIETNAM — Vo Nguyen Giap, the brilliant and ruthless self-taught general who drove the French out of Vietnam to free it from colonial rule and later forced the Americans to abandon their grueling effort to save the country from communism, has died.
Oct. 6, 2013 - Ashland City Times
Vietnamese General Who Was Key Architect Of Tet Offensive Dies Vo Nguyen Giap was a legendary Vietnamese general credited with defeating French forces — and French colonial rule — in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. He was also a key architect of the 1968 Tet offensive, which convinced many Americans that the Vietnam War could not be won. General Giap died Thursday at the age of 102.
Oct. 5, 2013 - NPR
Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, Who Ousted U.S. From Vietnam, Is Dead General Giap, whose victory at Dien Bien Phu forced France from Vietnam, later waged a long battle with the United States military that eventually sapped America's political will to fight.
Oct. 4, 2013 - New York Times