The Tet Offensive In Vietnam

The Tet offensive began January 30 1968. The battle was one of many during the Vietnam War. There were many countries involved in the war; one side was Viet cong and North Vietnamese against the South Vietnamese and the United States with their allies. The battle got its name from the Vietnamese New Year, called Tet; it was when the first major attack took place. There were many minor attacks throughout the battle. Most of the attacks caused the U.S. along with their allies to lose power over states, they quickly reassembled and fought right back gaining back control. The U.S. inflicted many casualties upon the North Vietnamese. A particular battle, the Battle of Hue had lasted for several months and the North Vietnamese particular took full control of this battle, executed thousands. The victory had a strong effect on U.S. government; the public were shocked not thinking the enemy was capable of such a victory. The public showed zero support for the government, putting them in a situation where they had to negotiate to end the war.
were rethinking strategy, particularly President Lyndon B Johnson. General William C Westmoreland the commander of the Military Assistance Command thought that if a crossover point which is a Vietnam term of attrition (wearing down) referring to the level of killed enemy rising rate at which the enemy could be replaced, if it could be reached by which the number of communists killed or captured exceeded those being replaced or recruited, the Americans would win the war. However the MACV and CIA got into a dispute concering the strength of Viet congs guerilla warfare. In September, members of the MACV intelligence services and the CIA met to prepare a Special National Intelligence Estimate that would be used by the administration as a measure of U.S. success in the