Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) observations for the MiTT.

From: Infantry Magazine | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

The 1968 Tet offensive by Vietnamese communist forces began January 30 and 31 in the two northernmost corps tactical zones (CTZ) (Map 1) and quickly spread south, eventually giving rise to combat--much of it in towns and cities--throughout the country. The communists' Supreme Command had intended the offensive to be a coordinated surprise attack across the length of Vietnam, but failed to realize that North Vietnam had established a date one day earlier for the start of the lunar new year than the date for South Vietnam, and hence their commanders commenced operations a day apart. ...

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