02557cam a2200433 a 4500 ocm21046324 OCoLC 20241127093234.0 901121s1990 enkabc b 000 0 eng c GB9007389 bnb 0850459605 (pbk.) 9780850459609 (pbk.) AU@ 000006947339 GEBAY 1639039 NZ1 3809499 YDXCP 853478 (OCoLC)21046324 (OCoLC)220685279 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY pcc a-vt--- DS557.7 A6 Arnold, James R., 1952- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJQcxDvhThchH7TgKRFrq Tet Offensive 1968 : turning point in Vietnam / James R. Arnold. London : Osprey, 1990. 96 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent Campaign Series ; 4 Includes bibliographical references. Background to surprise. The plan is born -- Men, weapons and tactics. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam -- The American Infantry -- The Communists -- Communist weapons and tactics -- On the eve -- Tet Saigon. Assaults on the urban centre -- Cavalry to the rescue -- The press reaction -- The Phu Tho racetrack -- Tet Country-wide. Surprise at Da Nang -- Battle in the Delta -- The central highlands -- Bloody Hue. Relief force -- Counter-attack -- The first team -- House-to-house combat -- Assessment. "The 1968 Tet Offensive was the decisive battle for Vietnam. 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"--Osprey website. fast (OCoLC)fst01431664 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9HVwcPb3whDTtrg7b 1961-1975 fast Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Vietnam Conflict Arnold, James R., 1952- Civil War. Osprey military campaign series ; 4. lcc BK DS557.7 A6 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 191 OTHER HOLDINGS 2549 2549 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-11-27 0 DS557.7 A6 2024-4000 2024-11-27 09:32:56 c.1 2024-11-27 BK