Ho Chi-Minh31 January 1968
Launches the Tet Offensive. Launches the offensive during the Tet truce while the south celebrates New Year. 70,000 troops attack 100 cities
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Launches the Tet Offensive. Launches the offensive during the Tet truce while the south celebrates New Year. 70,000 troops attack 100 cities
4,000 troops reach Saigon but the offensive is routed a month later
Communist forces attack cities and provincial capitals during Tet
Associated with overall North Vietnamese military leadership during Tet
The Tet offensive is contained by the US at the cost of 165,000 civilian lives
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