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Solutions
to the practical case: The General Giap and the Vietnam war (1948-1975).
1.-
Simple, coherent and long term objectives.
The North
Vietnamese concentrated their efforts on trying to unify the Vietnamese
under the communist regime and get rid of the foreign forces in their
territory. On the contrary, the United States were confused as to
what their objectives were. Were the United States supporting an alliance,
stabalizing South East Asia, engaged in a war for power against Russia
or exercising an ideological fight against the communist world?
2.- Deep
knowledge of the competitive environment.
The General
Giap understood his enemies and the battle conditions that he could
be faced with. Besides, the Vietnamese had a precise opinion about
the pressures of American politics and their cultural prejudicies,
which gave the north Vietnamese a key element in their strategy -
undermine the will of the American state to support the Vietnamese
war.
3.- Objective
valuation of the resources.
Giap's
strategy was carefully designed to protect the Vietnamese from the
defficiencies of his army and their weapons, whilst he took advantage
of the commitment and loyalty of his troops.
4.- Effective
Introduction.
Without
an effective introduction even the best of strategies lack usefulness.
For the General Giap to be successfull his efficiency as a leader
was crucial, in terms of his capacity to make decisions, energy to
implant them and efficiency to instill loyalty and integrate his subordiantes.
