The Tet Offensive : Intelligence Failure in War /

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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 on Vietcong and recently...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wirtz, James J., 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1991.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tet-offensief.
Military intelligence.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Service des renseignements militaires.
Têt, Offensive du, 1968.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Military intelligence.
Tet Offensive, 1968.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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 on 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."--Back cover
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9781501713361

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