Điện Biên Phủ: Rendezvous with. History, written by wacsomous General Vo Nguyen Giap, may be the best book for wmderstanding the famous battle in 1954, which became the “death knell for colonialism.” General Giap was also the victor in what Americans call the “Vietnam War” and Vietnamese call the “American War.” His Dien Bien Phu: Rendezvous with Hisrory. supported by historical and cultural annotations, may also be the best book to help international readers understand the ongins of the war with the United States and the inevitability of the American — Sai Gon administration’s challenges, which culminated in the spring of 1975.