Title
Vo Nguyen Giap, 1955
Caption
Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911 - 4 October 2013) General in the Vietnam People's Army and politician. He first grew to prominence during World War II, where he served as the military leader of the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam. Giap was a principal commander in two wars: the First Indochina War (1946-54) and the Vietnam War (1960-1975). He participated in the following historically significant battles: Lang Son (1950), Hoa Binh (1951-52), Dien Bien Phu (1954), the Tet Offensive (1968), the Easter Offensive (1972), and the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign (1975).
1955
Date
1955
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A06_068
License type
Rights managed
Available size
54,8Mb (1,2Mb) / 12,0in x 17,7in / 3607 x 5315 (300dpi)