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    during the Tet holiday truce phasedown did. According to Robert J. McMahon‚ the weeks preceding and the months following the initial Tet fighting constituted the pivotal period when the escalation of the American ground war ended and the active search for an American exit from the war began. In terms of both conventional and revolutionary warfare‚ the Tet Offensive was a tactical failure. In an intelligence memorandum circulated on January 31‚ the CIA soberly described the Tet Offensive as designed

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    The Tet Offensive was unquestionably the biggest occurrence of the Vietnam War. While the military success of the Viet Cong in mounting a sustained revolt in cities across South Vietnam was virtually non-existent‚ the psychological impact it had on the American public was quite simply phenomenal. This effect was partially due to the reporting of the war by the media. To completely understand the impacts of Tet‚ we must first understand the goals of Tet. The execution of Tet was a failure on the

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    More About The 1968 Tet Offensive For several thousand years‚ Vietnamese Lunar New Year has been a traditional celebration that brings the Vietnamese a sense of happiness‚ hope and peace. However‚ in recent years‚ It also bring back a bitter memory full of tears. It reminds them the 1968 bloodshed‚ a bloodiest military campaign of the Vietnam War the North Communists launched against the South. The "general offensive and general uprising" of the north marked the sharp turn of the Vietnam

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    siveThe Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War that was launched on January 30‚ 1968 by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam‚ the United States‚ and their allies. It was a campaign of surprise attacks that were launched against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam‚ during a period when no attacks were supposed to take place.[9] The operations are referred to as the Tet Offensive because there was a prior agreement

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    Vietnam War: An Historical Perspective 14 March 2012 Vietnam War Journal 2 Vietnam Conflict within the Johnson Administration and the Tet Offensive Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)‚ as he took over the presidency after the death of Kennedy‚ initially did not consider Vietnam a priority and was more concerned with his "Great Society" The Johnson administration employed a "policy of minimum candor” in its dealings with the media. Military information officers sought to manage media coverage by emphasizing

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    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

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    The Tet Offensive was one of the first real turning points in the war. It was North Vietnam’s most impactful and long lasting attacks. The north planned to invaded and attacked many large cities all over South Vietnam (Vietnam War‚ 615). The goal of the Tet Offensive was to cause a revolt and the direction of the South Vietnamese government. The Tet Offensive also aimed to force the U.S. out of Vietnam (Vietnam War‚ 615). Unlike other southern cities in the South Vietnamese capital‚ Saigon‚ the fighting

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    The Tet Offensive a surprise attack and military movement of the Viet Cong also referred to as the Nation Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam and the North Vietnamese army on the United States and its Allies. The attack was to set of and encourage a revolution in the southern vietnamese people‚ it targeted the military command centers and major cities in Southern Vietnam. The idea of the attack was to finish the war and destroy the government of Vietnam all in one quick and subtle movement

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    Tet offensive Introduction During the Vietnam War there was a sudden‚ sporadic‚ and fierce attack against US Armed forces that coincided with the Tet Vietnamese holiday (Schmitz‚ 2005). This series of strikes was later called the Tet Offensive and was a defining moment in Vietnam War History. It led to a number of poor decisions on the part of the United States military‚ which were primarily fueled by media sensationalism and a general fear of losing the public support. Public support is a crucial

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    war on thje Lunar Festival by beginning the largest battle of the war‚ the Tet Offensive‚ they wanted the nation to revolt. Hundreds of cities were attacked and over 85‚000 units were deployed Even the U.S. embassy was attacked. This offensive became a turning point in America’s involvement in the Vietnam War because it had a large impact on how the American public viewed the war. Even though there was a military failure for the north Vietnam it was a political victory and ended the career of president

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