A portrait of one of the greatest military commanders of all time--from his early days as a resistance fighter against the Japanese through the brilliant campaigns against the French and Americans that established his reputation.

Youth -- Gestation -- Birth of a Nation -- Twentieth Century -- French return -- War begins -- First Battles -- Too much too soon -- Sword is poised -- Arena of the gods -- Coup de grace -- Requiem -- Communists -- Washington's war -- Hanoi's war -- Westy's war -- GI Joe's War -- Charlie Cong's war -- Trail -- TET Offensive -- Khe Sanh -- Disintegration -- Nixon's War -- Last battles -- Peace, at last -- Giap -- An assessment.