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| 12201. THE TET OFFENSIVE OF THE VIETNAM WAR. Strong sensitive summary of the week that broke America's will to win in Vietnam. Includes the peculiar circumstances of the Vietnam War and the American strategies developed through 1967, how Giap confronted the stalemate with a bold plan, the overconfidence of the White House and Pentagon, the successful diversion of Khe Sahn, the offensive of January 30th and its overwhelming success as tactical surprise & American intelligence failure, summaries of major battles and force dispositions, how Giap lost the military/tactical battle but succeeded in the overall political/psychological objective: convincing the American people that the war in Vietnam could not be won. 11p. text + 2 maps, 10b., 29 notes in text. |
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