The Tet Offensive: A Concise History by Willbanks, James

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Columbia University Press, 2008-12-09. paperback. Good. 5x0x8. Softcover with tight binding, minimal Highlighting, clean unmarked covers.

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Paperback / softback. New. In the Tet Offensive of 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a massive countrywide attack on South Vietnam. Though the Communists failed to achieve their tactical and operational objectives, James Willbanks claims Hanoi won a strategic victory. The offensive proved that America's progress was grossly overstated and caused many Americans and key presidential advisors to question the wisdom of prolonging combat. Willbanks also maintains that the Communists laid siege to a Marine combat base two weeks prior to the Tet Offensive-known as the Battle of Khe Sanh-to distract the United States. It is his belief that these two events are intimately linked, and in his concise and compelling history, he presents an engaging portrait of the conflicts and singles out key problems of interpretation. Willbanks divides his study into six sections, beginning with a historical overview of the events leading up to the offensive, the attack itself, and the consequent… Read More

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Columbia Univ Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. 272 pages. 8.80x5.90x0.60 inches.

Columbia Univ Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. 272 pages. 8.80x5.90x0.60 inches.

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