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Tet offensive 1968: turning point in vietnam

By James Arnold

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9780850459609, 9781846035869, 9781782004288
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
45 MB (47178766 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Osprey's study of the 1968 Tet Offensive, which was the decisive battle for Vietnam (1955-1975). 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.

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