EXPLODING THE MYTH OF THE TET OFFENSIVE.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the Editor)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: March 12, 1998 | Copyright information

Congratulations to Philip Clarke for his excellent article on the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam. As a career Army officer who was there, I was shocked to learn that many Americans believed the Tet offensive was a military defeat. To the contrary, the attacks were fully met and the enemy was soundly defeated. The cost to the North Vietnamese was a horrendous 45,000 casualties plus massive material losses. The goal of the Tet Offensive was to achieve total victory and unite the two V...

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