If [Ho Chi Minh] had had carte blanche over his movement, would the results of the war have been different? That is… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh was well aware that the enemy possessed more firepower than did his own forces, and sought to use what… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh preferred to use the tactics of negotiation and compromise, primarily because of his recognition that the revolutionary movement was… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh rarely wrote about Sun Tzu, but when he did mention the ancient Chinese military strategist, he was always laudatory,… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
What is the influence of Sun Tzu in the world today? Perhaps there are others who are better qualified than I to… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
In the end, many of his more militant colleagues began to feel that [Ho Chi Minh's] tendency to compromise, and his reluctance to confront… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
There were various aspects of Sun Tzu's approach that appealed to Ho Chi Minh: a) to learn to understand both the enemy and yourself,… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
None of Ho Chi Minh's colleagues was as dedicated to the use of political struggle, psychological warfare, and diplomatic means as he was. — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
From the outset, when [Ho Chi Minh] became a member of the French Communist Party in 1920, he was an independent thinker who adjusted… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
The influence of Sun Tzu on other North Vietnamese military strategists is harder to answer. Certainly many of the key leaders in Hanoi were… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
[Dissidents] groups would benefit enormously from learning about Ho Chi Minh's ideas on how to defeat a more popular enemy. — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
If [Ho Chi Minh] had had carte blanche over his movement, would the results of the war have been different? That is difficult to… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Finally, in 1954 [Ho Chi Minh] agreed to the Geneva Agreement, which divided the country temporarily into two zones, in the hope that national… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh was well aware that the enemy possessed more firepower than did his own forces, and sought to use what he viewed… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
On many occasions in the late 1950s and 1960s, [Ho Chi Minh's] ideas were apparently ignored by those who felt that his approach was… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
I decided that after returning to the US to pursue an academic career I would eventually study the life of Ho Chi Minh to… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh preferred to use the tactics of negotiation and compromise, primarily because of his recognition that the revolutionary movement was militarily weaker… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
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