Tet 1968

Using information from newly translated Communist Vietnamese documents, combined with existing Western sources, Captain Ford explains and documents the actual significance of the offensive, which proves to be very different from that previously understood in America and the West. The Vietnamese version of Tet reveals that while US forces achieved a tactical victory in the surprise battle, US intelligence misinterpreted the Communists' strategic intentions. For the North Vietnamese, a 'decisive victory' occurs when a superior force can be defeated not by military means but through external…