How did the U.S. adversaries – the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) and North Vietnam – seek to counter the U.S. strategy? United States adversaries needed a plan to defeat the United States and they had numerous ways in accomplishing their goals. First‚ the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese studied their enemy as closely as possible and develop tactics to disrupt U.S. missions in the area. When the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese had numbers in their favor‚ they would conduct raids‚ ambushes and
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Tet started on January 30th (by accident a day earlier) in the five provincial capitalsRead more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_was_tet_offensive_over#ixzz19uaawoWd The Tet Offensive The Tet offensive was an attack on the south Vietnamese‚ launched by the North Vietnamese (Vietcong) in an attempt to bring communism to the south. It took place between January 31 1968 and September 23 1968. The Vietcong had approximately 84‚000 troops‚ the United States had 23‚300 soldiers deployed
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Tet holiday‚ which takes place in late January and early February‚ is the most important festival to Vietnamese people. It has become so familiar to the Vietnamese that when spring arrives‚ Vietnamese people‚ wherever they may be‚ are all thrilled and excited‚ whishing to come back to their homeland for the great festivities and moreover‚ for family reunion. Those who have settled down abroad all turn their thoughts to their countries and try to celebrate the festival in the traditional ay‚ never
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Market research top-line HCMC Jan. 2013 HANOI DANANG THEME: CONSUMER’S SHOPPING HABIT FOR TET HOLIDAY *Tet is known as Lunar New Year. This is the most meaningful holidays to the Vietnamese. About: Viettrack is a monthly consumer research report of FTA Research & Consultant‚ aims to deliver opinions‚ evaluations and perceptions of consumers about various topics including economic situation‚ new trends‚ products & services etc. We do hope that Viettrack could help producers
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hoping that no officers show up at the front door telling me something that I am peterfied to hear. The whole family prays for your safety everyday. I cannot stand you being out in that jungle fighting. Now I am even more scared because of this whole Tet Offensive. I’ve seen it on TV and it looks like the VC are putting up a strong fight‚ I mean I’m scared it seems like they may be making progress and I’m scared for your safety. Deaths of the U.S. troops are rising and rising. You have to be careful
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States fought in‚ up until the Afghan War. Like most wars there is many events that occur during them and for the Vietnam one event that stood out was the Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was an attempt for Vietnamese communist to gain back control and cause a wedge between the U.S. and the South Vietnamese. To develop a better perspective of the Tet Offensive‚ it would help to Know the Vietnamese communist perspective‚ What the Americans were being told‚ an individual who experienced it and how it still
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Alternate Outcome US intelligence community had several chances to change the outcome of the Tet Offensive. Gathering and dissemination of intelligence were critically overlooked. The imagery of massing of large enemy formation along with built up supply lines we key indicators that could have been eliminated. The capture of two VC soldiers that had propaganda reporting for the occupation of South Vietnam could have to be correlated with other reporting which could have to identify the true threat
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Tet Offensive : In 1968‚ the National Liberation Front and Vietcong launched a surprise attack against American and South Vietnamese forces on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day. This surprise attack is known as the Tet Offensive and many people viewed this as a turning point in the Vietnam War. Militarily‚ the Tet Offensive showed the significance of Vietcong/Vietminh’s military power and nowhere in South Vietnam was safe. On 31st of January 1968‚ the simultaneous attack the towns and cities in
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They were unsuccessful (Huebner 154). The Tet Offensive was a turning point in the war‚ especially where news coverage was concerned. The Johnson Administration had spent a lot of effort putting forth the message that the United States was winning the war. In fact‚ U.S. Officials and numerous
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Aligned Movement (NAM) is a foundation which has been created during the collapsed of the colonial system and the struggle for independence for the people of Asia‚ Africa‚ Latin America and other region of the world and at the height of Cold War. In the early stage of its foundation‚ NAM’s action were a key factor in the decolonisation process which later led to the attainment of freedom and independence by many countries and peoples and to the founding of tens of new sovereign states. NAM had played a
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