Tet Offensive 1968
Subtitle: Turning Point in Vietnam (Campaign)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing; Osprey
Published: May 24, 1990
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780850459609
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; War & defence operations; c 1960 to c 1970; Tet Offensive, 1968; Military History - Vietnam Conflict; History - Military / War; History: World; USA; Vietnam; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Asia - Southeast Asia; Military - World War II; History / Military / Vietnam War; Campaigns
First sentence: The supreme command for the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army (VC/NVA) forces had a coherent strategy for conquering South Vietnam that the Americans neither fully appreciated nor effectively countered.
Description: "The 1968 Tet Offensive was the decisive battle for Vietnam. Masterminded by the brilliant North Vietnamese General, Vo Nguyen Giap, it was intended to trigger a general uprising in South Vietnam. However, the bloody fighting for Saigon, Hue and other cities actually resulted in a catastrophic defeat for the North. In this excellent assessment of the key battle of the Vietnam conflict, James Arnold details the plans and forces involved and explains how, despite the outcome of the battle, the American people and their leaders came to perceive the war for Vietnam as lost"--Osprey website.