Tet 1968: Understanding the Surprise (Studies in Intelligence) [Hardcover]

Captain Ronnie E. Ford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0714645877 | ISBN-13: 978-0714645872 | Edition: 1

This book brings to light many aspects of the Tet offensive of 1968, an event acknowledged as the turning-point of the Vietnam War. Using previously unseen Communist Vietnamese documents combined with sources of Western origin, the author provides a more accurate version of the events, their significance, and reveals the crucial role played by US intelligence.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714645877
• ISBN-13: 978-0714645872
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,939,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A view from North Vietnam, November 9, 2003

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Jeffrey L Baker (Washington, DC, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tet 1968: Understanding the Surprise (Studies in Intelligence) (Hardcover)

Ronnie Ford did an excellent job of bringing together a wealth of information which presents the Tet Offensive of January and February 1968 largely from a North Vietnamese perpective. His work clears up a lot of the mystery surrounding the North's decision to launch an offensive that resulted in a disasterous military defeat for North Vietnam, but which ultimately led to the withdrawal of the United States from South Vietnam. A necessary addition to any serious library focusing on the Vietnam War.