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Apr 11, 2024 · The Tet Offensive consisted of simultaneous attacks by some 85,000 troops under the direction of the North Vietnamese government. The attacks were carried out against five major South Vietnamese cities, dozens of military installations, and scores of towns and villages throughout South Vietnam.
Oct 29, 2009 · The Tet Offensive of 1968 was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among...
Feb 9, 2010 · On February 24, 1968, a major phase of the Tet Offensive ends as U.S. and South Vietnamese troops recapture the ancient capital of Hue from communist forces. Although scattered fighting...
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U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968. In late January, 1968, during the lunar new year (or “Tet”) holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam.
Jan 26, 2018 · The multi-pronged offensive, named Tet after the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, proved to be a military defeat for the Communists. Their forces were beaten back across the country with high casualties. The South Vietnamese uprising they had hoped to spark did not materialize.
Jan 25, 2018 · For millions of Americans, it was more than they could stomach. Tet, for many, crystallized the war’s costs—moral, strategic, in lives lost, dollars wasted. In December 1967, a Gallup poll ...
May 15, 2012. National Security Program. Program on Teaching Military History. Home / Articles / Tet 1968: The Turning Point. The Tet Offensive of 1968 proved to be the turning point of the Vietnam War and its effects were far-reaching.
