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Book SynopsisBased on his own observations as a correspondent for the Washington Post and interviews with hundreds of people who were caught up in the struggle, Tet! remains an essential contribution to our understanding of the Vietnam War.
Trade ReviewTet! is a rare commodity in war chronicles and a book that justifies its own exclamation mark... A pioneering work. -- John Franklin Campbell New York Times Book Review The author's reconstruction of the battle ranks with the best war reporting of World War II and Korea. -- Frederick Taylor Wall Street Journal [Oberdorfer] has written here a book which should take its place alongside the historical volumes about Vietnam of Bernard Fall and Robert Shaplen. -- John Hughes Christian Science Monitor It is essential reading for everyone concerned about the Vietnam war-and the making of American foreign policy... An important as well as a fascinating book. -- Anthony Lake Washington Post
Table of ContentsContents: Preface to the Johns Hopkins Edition Preface to the Original Edition I "THEY'RE COMING IN!" II DECISION IN THE NORTH III AMERICA ON THE EVE IV ATTACK! V THE SHOCK WAVE VI DEATH IN THE HUE VII AMERICA THE VINCIBLE VIII TURNAROUND Afterword Chronology Chapter notes, Acknowledgments and Sources Index Maps
