General Giap’s Next Move

Hue, South Vietnam—The men in Hanoi openly hope that Senator George McGovern will win the Presidency and yank American support out of Indochina, but there is ample evidence that they are not going to sit back and wait for such an uncertain outcome.

General Vo Nguyen Giap, supported by a narrow but apparently firm politburo majority, has opted for full-scale military action directly aimed at doing what wars are all about: destroying the enemy forces.