Title: The Tet Offensive : a concise history /
Authors: Willbanks, James H., 1947-
Publisher: Columbia University Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Tet Offensive, 1968.
Abstract: Of notes from March 26, 1968, meeting between President Lyndon Johnson and the wise men -- President Johnson's address to the nation announcing his decision not to seek reelection, March 31, 1968 -- Resources -- General works -- Lyndon Johnson and the war -- The Tet Offensive -- The battle of Hue -- The siege of Khe Sanh -- The hill fights and border battles -- President Lyndon B. Johnson and the media -- Military intelligence and Tet -- U.S. strategy in Vietnam -- Combat after-action reports and command histories -- Microfilm/microfiche -- Documentary films -- Electronic resources -- Web sites -- CD-ROMs -- Archives and libraries.
Contents: Historical overview -- Prelude -- American public opinion -- Public relations and Westmoreland's optimism -- Troop disposition -- The communist decision to conduct the offensive -- The plan -- Preparing for the offensive -- Border battles, hill fights, and Khe Sanh -- Khe Sanh -- The hill fights -- Operation Niagara -- The siege of Khe Sanh begins -- The Tet Offensive -- The offensive begins -- The battle for Saigon -- The battle at the U.S. Embassy -- Attacks around the city -- The battle of Cholon -- Tet countrywide -- The battle for Hue -- The battle begins -- The Marines respond -- Fighting in the new city -- The fight for the Citadel -- The siege of Khe Sanh -- The fall of Lang Vei -- Resupplying the Marines -- Tactical air support -- A new attack -- Lifting the siege -- The impact of the Tet Offensive -- Political fallout -- The request for additional troops -- The New Hampshire primary -- The presidential election of 1968 -- Assessing the Tet Offensive.