The original Tet Offensive in 1789 was a masterpiece of surprise that became the model for the 1968 attack.
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The Last Days of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
After fleeing to Argentina, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid blazed a new outlaw trail that ended in a shootout high in the Bolivian Andes.
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The Vietnam War: Why It Was Impossible for the U.S. to Stay Uninvolved
U.S. complicity in the overthrow of South Vietnam’s president made it impossible to stay uninvolved in the war.
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Eastertide Offensive Lessons for the Gulf War
The savage 1972 Eastertide Offensive in Vietnam provided an invaluable lesson for Marines in the Gulf War two decades later.
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They Flew for Franco: German Condor Legion’s Tactical Air Power
During the Spanish Civil War, a group of German pilots that became known as the Condor Legion honed their hunting skills in Spain’s skies.
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Tet 1969 at Cu Chi
One year after the infamous Tet Offensive of 1968, Communist forces tried it again.
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Tet Offensive: Inside MACV Headquarters
As General William Westmoreland’s chief of staff at the time of the 1968 Tet Offensive, Maj. Gen. Walter ‘Dutch’ Kerwin had a key seat with the military inner circle during one of the most critical events of the war.
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Don North: An American Reporter Witnessed the VC Assault on the U.S. Embassy During the Vietnam War
An American reporter witnessed the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon during the Tet Offensive — and experienced firsthand the strain between the press and the military.