Lyndon Baines Johnson31 January 1968
An offensive launched by the North Vietnamese to overthrow the South Vietnamese Government
United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
An offensive launched by the North Vietnamese to overthrow the South Vietnamese Government
Commands US forces during the Tet Offensive
The Tet offensive is contained by the U.S. at the cost of 165,000 civilian lives. The North Vietnamese offensive is repelled but this leads to anti-war protests
The Tet offensive is contained by the U.S. at the cost of 165,000 civilian lives. The North Vietnamese offensive is repelled but this leads to anti-war protests. The Tet Offensive results in Johnson having to bow out of the Presidential elections. Cities such as Kontum, My Tho, Ben Tre & Hue are destroyed during fighting
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