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The Tet Offensive : Intelligence Failure in War / James J. Wirtz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wirtz, James J., author.
- Series:
- Cornell studies in security affairs.
- Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Military intelligence.
- Tet Offensive, 1968.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- In this account of one of the worst intelligence failures in Americanhistory, James J. Wirtz explains why U.S. forces were surprised by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in 1968. Wirtz reconstructs the turning point of the Vietnam War in unprecedented detail. Drawing upon Vietcong and recently declassified U.S. sources, he is able to trace the strategy and unfolding of the Tet campaign as well as the U.S. response.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I. "The Big Victory, The Great Task"
- Part II. The Origins Of Surpriseo
- Conclusion: Explaining the Failure of Intelligence
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-283) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Feb. 24, 2017)
- ISBN:
- 9781501713354
- 1501713353
- 9781501713361
- 1501713361
- OCLC:
- 1016822693
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