The TET Offensive

by Marc Jason Gilbert (Editor), William P. Head (Editor)

The Tet Offensive of 1968 was perhaps the key incident in the War for Vietnam. But the debate surrounding the offensive Was it a failed last-gasp effort by the defeated North Vietnamese and their Viet Cong allies? Or was it part of a larger plan that led to victory for the North Vietnamese and their allies? The essays in this volume are among the very first to seek to dispel the wishful thinking, analytical dogmas, and political agendas that have obscured past efforts to master this key turning point in Vietnamese and American history. They reveal that we can look at the truth―and learn from it.

310 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1996

Reviews

[Stefanie Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was an in depth look at the Tet Offensive. It wasn't a very large book, but it had a lot of information in it. I bought this book to branch out a little from the usual war books that I read, and also to learn about the area and battle that my grandfather participated in. It was a good read.