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The myths of Tet : the most misunderstood event of the Vietnam War

Title
  1. The myths of Tet : the most misunderstood event of the Vietnam War / Edwin E. Moïse.
Published by
  1. Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Author
  1. Moïse, Edwin E., 1946-

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Description
  1. x, 276 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "Most of those who study and write about the Vietnam War now agree that the Tet Offensive was militarily a defeat for the Communist forces, since those forces failed to take the cities but suffered very heavy casualties in the attempt. Yet it was a victory for them politically, because it undermined support for the war in the United States. So stated, the conventional wisdom is well founded. Edwin Moise takes the controversies surrounding Tet head on, exposing the errors and misrepresentations in some of the Tet accounts and demonstrating that much of the conventional wisdom is astonishingly inaccurate."--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  1. Tet Offensive (1968)
  2. Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  3. 1961-1975
  4. Tet Offensive, 1968
  5. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States
  6. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Military intelligence > United States
  7. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Public opinion
  8. Military intelligence
  9. Public opinion
  10. United States
Contents
  1. Introduction : the problem -- Escalating the Vietnam War, 1964-1967 -- The order of battle -- The special national intelligence estimate -- The optimism campaign -- Preparing for the offensive -- The Tet Offensive, 1968 -- The myths of Tet -- The mythical myth : supposed media portrayals of Tet -- The war continues -- Aftermath, lessons, and questions.
Call number
  1. JFE 18-1493
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
Author
  1. Moïse, Edwin E., 1946- author.
Title
  1. The myths of Tet : the most misunderstood event of the Vietnam War / Edwin E. Moïse.
Publisher
  1. Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1961-1975
LCCN
  1. 2017038278
ISBN
  1. 9780700625024 hardcover ; alkaline paper
  2. 070062502X hardcover ; alkaline paper
Research call number
  1. JFE 18-1493
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