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Tet!Don Oberdorfer

Tet!

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"In early 1968, Communist forces in Vietnam launched a surprise offensive that targeted nearly every city, town, and major military base throughout South Vietnam. For several hours, the U.S. embassy in Saigon itself came under siege by Viet Cong soldiers. Militarily, the offensive was a failure, as the North Vietnamese Army and its guerilla allies in the south suffered devastating losses. Politically, however, it proved to be a crucial turning point in America's involvement in Southeast Asia and public opinion of the war. In this classic work of military history and war reportage - long…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2001
    The Johns Hopkins University Press · 440 pages · 9780801867033
  • Other · English · 1984
    Da Capo Press · 385 pages · 9780306802102
  • Other · English · 1971
    Doubleday · 9780385085717
Tet Offensive, 1968Vietnam war, 1961-1975, campaigns