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Tet offensive, 1968, a series of crucial battles in the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam.
..... Click the link for more information. . On Jan. 31, 1968, the first day of the celebration of the lunar new year, Vietnam's most important holiday, the Vietnamese Communists launched a major offensive throughout South Vietnam. It took weeks for U.S. and South Vietnamese troops to retake all of the captured cities, including the former imperial capital of Hue. Although the offensive was not militarily successful for the Vietnamese Communists, it was a political and psychological victory for them. It dramatically contradicted optimistic claims by the U.S. government that the war had already been won. BibliographySee J. J. Wirtz, Tet Offensive (1992). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The Tet offensive began late January 1968 when around 70,000 communist fighters attacked targets in more than 100 towns and cities in South Vietnam. Irzyk (Retired) Ivy House Publishing Group, 2008 When offered the opportunity to review Unsung Heroes, Saving Saigon, I was excited about the prospect of reading a "new" history of events that took place during the opening phases of the Tet Offensive in Saigon. In spite of the fact that the uprising failed to materialize and the communists were eventually beaten back, the Tet Offensive is still widely considered a pivotal military and political turning point in the Vietnam War. |
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