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

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

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Description
1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Summary
"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.
Series Statement
Modern war studies
Uniform Title
Myths of Tet (Online)
Alternative Title
Myths of Tet (Online)
Subject
  • Tet Offensive, 1968
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Military intelligence > United States
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Public opinion
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
ISBN
  • 9780700625024 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780700625031 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2017038278
OCLC
ssj0001912541
Author
Moïse, Edwin E., 1946-
Title
The myths of Tet [electronic resource] : the most misunderstood event of the Vietnam War / Edwin E. Moise.
Imprint
[Lawrence, Kansas] : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Series
Modern war studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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