Monday marks the 55th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, which deserves to remembered not only as perhaps the most pivotal battle of the Vietnam War but also for its profound, lasting leadership ...

On January 30, 1968 — the eve of Vietnam’s Tet lunar new year holiday — communist soldiers from the north and Viet Cong rebels launched a shock offensive on more than 100 cities and outposts ...

When Americans wince upon hearing presidents make proclamations about foreign policy, the legacy of the 1968 Tet Offensive looms large. On January 30, at the start of the sacred Vietnamese holiday of ...

Her warning of a big buildup of enemy troops poised to attack South Vietnam in 1968 was ignored, a major U.S. Army intelligence failure during the war. By Richard Sandomir Doris Allen, an Army ...

FORT LEAVENWORTH--Dr. Gates Brown, Command and General Staff College history assistant professor, delivered a presentation entitled "The Tet Offensive, 1968: The Turning Point of the Vietnam War" at ...

In early 1968, the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army launched a major offensive across South Vietnam. The U.S. embassy in Saigon was breached. The imperial capital of Hue was overrun. Eventually, ...

At dawn on Jan. 31, 1968, South Vietnam was rocked by attacks throughout the country by Viet Cong (VC), the communist guerrilla military force attempting to overthrow the government of South Vietnam.

Retired Lt. Col. Tyrus Cobb briefed the membership of the local Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and guests about his experience as the senior adviser to the South Vietnamese Parachute ...