1·The Vietminh attack came as a complete surprise.
越盟发动的进攻让人大吃一惊。
2·General Giap, the Vietminh commander, has been compared to his own model, that other artilleryman, Napoleon.
越南指挥官武元甲将军曾被拿来和他的楷模炮兵将军拿破仑相提并论。
3·No longer ragged guerrillas, the Vietminh by the early 1950s were armed by the Chinese with the latest weaponry.
50年代初，越盟装备了中国最新式的武器，不再是衣衫褴褛的游击队。