The Tet Offensive
Intelligence Failure in War
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7848970M
- ISBN-139780801482090
- ISBN-100801482097
- OCLC Control Number871745181
- OCLC Control Number23767295
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Numbertetoffensiveinte0000wirt
- Library of Congress Control Number91055048
- LibraryThing22421
- Goodreads978700
Classifications
- LCCDS559.8.M44.W57 1991
- DDC959.704/38
- LCCDS559.8.M44 W57 1991
Description
Wirtz explains why U.S. forces were surprised by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in 1968 during the Vietnam War.
First Sentence
On 31 January 1968, during the Tet holiday, communist forces simultaneously attacked urban areas, military installations, and government facilities throughout South Vietnam.
Excerpt
On 31 January 1968, during the Tet holiday, communist forces simultaneously attacked urban areas, military installations, and government facilities throughout South Vietnam.
Description
In this account of one of the worst intelligence failures in American history, James J. Wirtz explains why U.S. forces were surprised by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in 1968. Wirtz reconstructs the turning point of the Vietnam War in unprecedented detail. Drawing upon Vietcong and recently declassified U.S. sources, he is able to trace the strategy and unfolding of the Tet campaign as well as the U.S. response.
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Series Statement
- Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Other Editions
- The Tet Offensive: Intelligence Failure in War
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