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Tet!: The Turning Point in the Vietnam War Paperback - 2001

by Don Oberdorfer


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Finalist for the 1971 National Book Award

In early 1968, Communist forces in Vietnam launched a surprise offensive that targeted nearly every city, town, and major military base throughout South Vietnam. For several hours, the U.S. embassy in Saigon itself came under siege by Viet Cong soldiers. Militarily, the offensive was a failure, as the North Vietnamese Army and its guerrilla allies in the south suffered devastating losses. Politically, however, it proved to be a crucial turning point in America's involvement in Southeast Asia and public opinion of the war. In this classic work of military history and war reportage--long considered the definitive history of Tet and its aftermath--Don Oberdorfer moves back and forth between the war and the home front to document the lasting importance of this military action. Based on his own observations as a correspondent for the Washington Post and interviews with hundreds of people who were caught up in the struggle, Tet! remains an essential contribution to our understanding of the Vietnam War.

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  • Title Tet!: The Turning Point in the Vietnam War
  • Author Don Oberdorfer
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Rep
  • Pages 440
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-03-31
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780801867033 / 0801867037
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.45 x 5.51 x 0.99 in (21.46 x 14.00 x 2.51 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects Tet Offensive, 1968
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00050647
  • Dewey Decimal Code 959.704

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2002, Page 36

About the author

Don Oberdorfer was a diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post from 1976 until his retirement in 1993. His other books include From the Cold War to a New Era, also available in paperback from Johns Hopkins, and The Two Koreas.

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