Word: nguyed
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Dates: during 1964-1964
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...Peking patron faces a potential pro-Moscow challenger in Ho's old comrade-in-arms, tough little General Vo Nguyén Giap, 51, victor of Dienbienphu, author of a celebrated book on guerrilla warfare that is studied from Havana to Algiers, and military overseer of the war in the South. Recruited largely from the peasantry, Giap's 400,000-man, Russian-equipped army is closer to the people than the party. His 27 divisions, decked out in eggshell-white uniforms with green badges, help build public works, even bake bricks and construct their own barracks. Naturally...
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