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Intelligence Failure in War

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The Tet Offensive

Intelligence Failure in War

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In this account of one of the worst intelligence failures in American history, 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.

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English
Pages
304

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Cover of: The Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive: Intelligence Failure in War
July 1994, Cornell University Press
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The Tet Offensive: Intelligence Failure in War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
January 1992, Cornell University Press
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The Tet offensive: intelligence failure in war
1991, Cornell University Press
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First Sentence

"On 31 January 1968, during the Tet holiday, communist forces simultaneously attacked urban areas, military installations, and government facilities throughout South Vietnam."

Table of Contents

Introduction.
PART I. THE BIG VICTORY, THE GREAT TASK
1. The Communist Debate over Strategy
2. Preparations, and Objectives of the Tet Offensive
PART II. THE ORIGINS OF SURPRISE
3. The Sources of American Biases
4. Missing the Signals: July-November 1967
5. Missing the Signals: December 1967-30 January 1968
6. Reacting to the Tet Offensive
Conclusion. Explaining the Failure of Intelligence
Bibliography.
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes illustrations.

Series
Cornell Studies in Security Affairs

Classifications

Library of Congress
DS559.8.M44.W57 1991, , DS559.8.M44 W57 1991

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
x, 290
Number of pages
304
Dimensions
9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
Weight
15.2 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7848970M
Internet Archive
tetoffensiveinte0000wirt
ISBN 10
0801482097, 0801424860
ISBN 13
9780801482090, 9780801424861
LCCN
91055048
OCLC/WorldCat
871745181, 23767295
Library Thing
22421
Goodreads
978700

Work Description

Wirtz explains why U.S. forces were surprised by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in 1968 during the Vietnam War.

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On 31 January 1968, during the Tet holiday, communist forces simultaneously attacked urban areas, military installations, and government facilities throughout South Vietnam.
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