The Tet Offensive a concise history
Title:
The Tet Offensive a concise history
Author:
Willbanks, James H., 1947-
ISBN:
9780231502351
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxvii, 264 p.) : ill.
Series:
Gale virtual reference library
Gale virtual reference library.
Contents:
Historical overview -- Prelude -- Border battles, hill fights, and Khe Sanh -- The Tet Offensive -- The battle for Hue -- The siege of Khe Sanh -- The impact of the Tet Offensive -- Assessing the Tet Offensive -- Issues and interpretations -- Motivations and objectives of the Tet Offensive -- Military intelligence and surprise at Tet -- What happened at Hue? -- Why Khe Sanh? -- Tet and the media -- Tet and American military strategy -- Chronology, 1967-68 -- The Tet Offensive A to Z -- Documents -- Resources -- General works.
Abstract:
Begins with a historical overview of the events leading up to the offensive, the attack itself, and the consequent battles of Saigon, Hue, and Khe Sahn. Continues with a critical assessment of the main themes and issues surrounding the offensive, and concludes with excerpts from American and Vietnamese documents, maps and chronologies, an annotated list of resources, and a short encyclopedia of key people, places, and events.
Electronic Access:
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