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To Sigi: Doggone it, I forgot about your comment re Giap. He lived to the age of 96 when he died in 2008. There are two accounts to his birth date, either 1911 or 1912, but most scholars feel that the 1912 date is correct because he told French school officials that he was born in 1911 in order to enter one of the schools earlier than allowed in his education. He has a legitimate Ph.D in history. I'm sorry I don't know which university, but I understand that many who sit for the examination of several days do not make it. It's in the book and of course you may borrow it. It covers only his youth as his later career, as you pointed out, has many accomplishments and would be a pretty large tome. Best regards, Karl.