On 31 January 1968, during the Tet holiday, communist forces simultaneously attacked urban areas, military installations, and government facilities throughout South Vietnam.
An edition of The Tet Offensive: Intelligence Failure in War
(1991)
The Tet Offensive
Intelligence Failure in War
by James J. Wirtz
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In this account of one of the worst intelligence failures in American history, James J. Wirtz explains why U.S. forces were surprised by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in 1968. Wirtz reconstructs the turning point of the Vietnam War in unprecedented detail. Drawing upon Vietcong and recently declassified U.S. sources, he is able to trace the strategy and unfolding of the Tet campaign as well as the U.S. response.
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The Tet Offensive: Intelligence Failure in War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
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First Sentence
"On 31 January 1968, during the Tet holiday, communist forces simultaneously attacked urban areas, military installations, and government facilities throughout South Vietnam."
Table of Contents
Introduction.
PART I.
THE BIG VICTORY, THE GREAT TASK
1.
The Communist Debate over Strategy
2.
Preparations, and Objectives of the Tet Offensive
PART II.
THE ORIGINS OF SURPRISE
3.
The Sources of American Biases
4.
Missing the Signals: July-November 1967
5.
Missing the Signals: December 1967-30 January 1968
6.
Reacting to the Tet Offensive
Conclusion.
Explaining the Failure of Intelligence
Bibliography.
Index.
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Includes illustrations.
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Wirtz explains why U.S. forces were surprised by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in 1968 during the Vietnam War.
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