Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

by Max Hastings

Here was a triumph for Hanoi; here was an outcome that enabled Le Duan to clamber over the new mountain of corpses created by his militarily crazy initiative, and hail Tet as a “killer punch.” Nobody seemed to notice the American heroism that finally vanquished the assailants, the fifteen Medals of Honor awarded to those who had seen off the would-be occupiers of Saigon, or the mass murderers of Hue.

The battle at Daido is barely noticed in war histories. Weise said, “I kind of believe the Marine Corps covered this up.”