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100 1 _aArnold, James R.,
_d1952-
_1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJQcxDvhThchH7TgKRFrq
245 1 0 _aTet Offensive 1968 :
_bturning point in Vietnam /
_cJames R. Arnold.
260 _aLondon :
_bOsprey,
_c1990.
300 _a96 pages :
_billustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
490 1 _aCampaign Series ;
_v4
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aBackground 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.
520 _a"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.
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_1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9HVwcPb3whDTtrg7b
648 7 _a1961-1975
_2fast
650 0 _aVietnam War, 1961-1975.
650 2 _aVietnam Conflict
700 1 _aArnold, James R.,
_d1952-
_tCivil War.
830 0 _aOsprey military campaign series ;
_v4.
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