The Myths of Tet : The Most Misunderstood Event of the Vietnam War /

"Most of those who study and write about the Vietnam War now agree that the Tet Offensive was militarily a defeat for the Communist forces, since those forces failed to take the cities but suffered very heavy casualties in the attempt. Yet it was a victory for them politically, because it under...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Moïse, Edwin E., 1946- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Public opinion.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Military intelligence > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Tet Offensive, 1968.
Public opinion.
Military intelligence.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War.
HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Opinion publique.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Service des renseignements militaires > États-Unis.
Têt, Offensive du, 1968.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : the problem
  • Escalating the Vietnam War, 1964-1967
  • The order of battle
  • The special national intelligence estimate
  • The optimism campaign
  • Preparing for the offensive
  • The Tet Offensive, 1968
  • The myths of Tet
  • The mythical myth : supposed media portrayals of Tet
  • The war continues
  • Aftermath, lessons, and questions.

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