The Tet Offensive of 1968
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SummaryIn the early hours of January 31 1968, nineteen specially trained Vietcong soldiers leapt from a taxi cab and a truck to attack the American Embassy in Saigon. At the same time all across South Vietnam, urban centers, providence capitals, and military installations were all coming under surprise attack by North Vietnamese and Vietcong soldiers. This was the Tet Offensive of 1968. The Tet Offensive was a meticulously organized and planned surprise attack launched during a cease-fire at the very start of the Tet Lunar Holiday through out all of Vietnam. The battle was a military defeat for North Vietnam but at the same time it was a political and psychological victory. The actual goals behind the Tet offensive and the out come of it greatly differed.
Table of Contents
- The North Vietnamese Strategies and Objectives
- The strategy behind Tet and the goals of the North.
- The North Vietnamese leaders and the Allied leaders.
- How the North Vietnamese Army prepared for the offensive.
- The Tet Offensive 1968.
- Why US military intelligence failed to detect the large scale build up of troops and arms.
- The initial attack and the allied response and counter attack.
- Analysis of the Battle
- Did North Vietnam accomplish its goals?
- Impact of Tet on South Vietnam-American relations.
- Impact of Tet on American Society.
- Analysis
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