Publishing a book by a French historian about General Vo Nguyen Giap
Translated into Vietnamese from the book “Giap” by French researcher and PhD Georges Boudarel, the book “Vo Nguyen Giap” has just been officially announced and released nationwide by Thai Ha Book on the occasion of the anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army's Traditional Day, December 22.
Georges Boudarel was a member of the Marxist intellectual group that openly operated in Saigon in 1947. Later, he went to the North to join the Viet Minh and participate in the resistance war against France. In the 1950s, he went to Viet Bac to do enemy propaganda work and participate in the reform of French prisoners of war. In 1954, he returned to Hanoi to work for the French newspaper Le Vietnam en marche (Vietnam on the move)...
In 1964, he returned to France, defended his doctoral thesis in history on the topic of Vietnam, then became a professor at the University of Paris VII, teaching modern Vietnamese history. He is the author of many valuable research works and articles about Vietnam: Phan Boi Chau, Giap... He is also a translator who introduced many Vietnamese works into French, such as "Tat den" by Ngo Tat To, "De men phieu luu ky" by To Hoai, "Dai thang mua xuan" by Van Tien Dung...
Georges Boudarel uses Vietnamese fluently, consults many official documents of Vietnam, combined with many foreign books and newspapers, so the book "Giap" has many new documents and assessments. The portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap from when he was a boy until he became the commander of the Vietnamese Army is vividly portrayed. In addition to the details about the achievements of General Vo Nguyen Giap, the book also has other very interesting details about the life as well as explains many misunderstandings about the legendary General with rich and authentic documents that the author has painstakingly researched.
It is known that 101 special edition Vietnamese books were printed corresponding to the General's age, numbered from 001 to 101, of which book 101 was given to the General's family and book 100 was given to the General's office.
According to (cand.com.vn) - HL
