James Arnold

Tet Offensive 1968 (eBook, PDF)

Turning point in Vietnam

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A slim, detailed volume on a key moment in the Vietnam War, featuring battlescenes, maps and archive photography. The 1968 Tet Offensive was the decisive battle for Vietnam. Masterminded by the brilliant North Vietnamese General, Vo Nguyen Giap, it was intended to trigger a general uprising in South Vietnam. However, the bloody fighting for Saigon, Hue and other cities actually resulted in a catastrophic defeat for the North. In this excellent assessment of the key battle of the Vietnam conflict, James Arnold details the plans and forces involved and explains how, despite the outcome of the battle, the American people and their leaders came to perceive the war for Vietnam as lost.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846035869
• Artikelnr.: 38456314

Autorenporträt

James R Arnold is an established author who has contributed to numerous military publications. James spent his formative years in Europe and used the opportunity to study the sites of historic battlefields. He has many published books to his credit, covering topics such as the Napoleonic campaigns and the battles and armies of the American Civil War. James lives in Virginia, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Background to Surprise
Men, Weapons and Tactics
Tet Saigon
Tet Country-Wide
Bloody Hue
Assessment
Chronology
A Guide to Further Reading
Wargaming the Tet Offensive