The text has been placed online in the virtual vietnam archive of the vietnam project, at texas tech university. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. In the tet offensive of 1968, viet cong and north vietnameseforces launched a massive. Home tet offensive 31 jan 1968 libguides at us army. Best machinesrobotsandroidscyborgsai uprising books. Three weeks before the tet offensive, brigadier general william r. The preceding six years of occupation had fuelled antigerman sentiment and the approach of the soviet red army and the us third army offered a chance of success. The militant faction was led by le duan, general secretary of the central committee of the workers party of vietnam. Title the allied armies launch a general offensive on tientsin castle nakashima, ishimatsu. Revisiting vietnam 50 years after the tet offensive.
This general offensive was eventually defeated by the collective efforts of the republic of vietnam, united states and free world assistance forces. In this excellent assessment of the key battle of the vietnam conflict, james. This ambitious offensive had been in the making in hanoi for months, in the expectation that it would bring about a decisive victory, thus ending the war. Ospreys study of the 1968 tet offensive, which was the decisive battle for vietnam 19551975. The germans decided to make a stand and defend fortress.
In vietnam, general vo nguyen giap of north vietnam told his political members that the opportunity for a general offensive or uprising was within reach. An interesting news article from a different point of view about the general offensive and uprising can be found here. General offensivegeneral uprising provoked not the anticipated uprising of the. Hanois general offensive general uprising brought the war to south vietnams cities for the first time and disrupted the allied pacification program that was just. The offensive began in august of 1967, when following hanois decision to proceed with giaps uprising, giap began a massive buildup of troops, equipment, and supplies in south. Army command and general staff college, fort leavenworth, kansas. Desobry said that the viet cong forces were poorly motivated, poorly trained and that the south vietnamese army has the upper hand completely. In 19671968, giaps objections to duans risky general offensive and general uprising strategy, what would become known as the 1968 tet offensive, cost him dearly. The allied armies launch a general offensive on tientsin. Army in vietnam historical resources the wwi era u. The enemys primary objective of his 1968 tet offensive was to seize power in south vietnam by creating a general uprising and causing the defection of major elements of the arvn. Mau than 1968 general offensive and uprising makes a strategic.
The fallacy of the turning point a critical look at mark. The organization set up a military center and appointed general spiridon chavchavadze the commanderin. The home army offensive began in the afternoon of august 1, 1944. General offensivegeneral uprising encyclopedia article citizendium. The uprising was planned to be nationwide in scope, but a series of mishaps led to its being confined to dublin alone. The uprising was expected to last about a week and was seen largely as a moppingup operation. But in general, the recognition that the urban political struggle played a major role in the. However, the bloody fighting for saigon, hue and other cities actually resulted in a catastrophic defeat for the.
The general was then ordered to the capital to explain his concept in person to the military central commission. Interviews, tv broadcasts, and articles dealing with the tet offensive and other vietnam related items from npr. General giap was hardly the mastermind of the vietnam war. The tet offensive in general is a perfect example of winning the us side the battle, and losing the war. He read the books and saw the documentaries about the. The british had learned of the planned uprising and on april 21 arrested irish nationalist sir roger casement in county kerry for running arms for the rebels. In conjunction with this, the enemy apparently expected to seize by military action large portions of the northern two provinces lying just south of the. Tong cong kich, tong khia nghia general offensive, general uprising or tcktkn was the name the north vietnamese gave to the tet offensive.
An entire campaign set against a sciencefiction backdrop that gives the miniature wargame a sense of realism with a unique narrative. Serangan umum 1 maret 1949 was a military offensive during the indonesian national revolution background. To answer your question directly, some parts of the vietnamese leadership believed it would be a complete victory, that having inspired a general uprising in. In short, the communist general offensive brought about the collapse of the red soldiers morale.
That is not surprising since it is nearly universally acknowledged as a turning point in the war, the highwater mark of the american effort in vietnam. The vietnamese version of this book was published in 1988. The offensive may have failed to spark a popular uprising across. Except in the northern provinces, the north vietnamese army stayed on the sidelines, poised to exploit success. Use very strong military attacks in coordination with the uprisings of the local population to take over towns and cities. Measuring the overall success of what the communists called their general offensivegeneral uprising strategy is a subject of endless debate. The tet offensive is perhaps the most examined period of the vietnam war. A major offensive might spur a general uprising among south.
We have built infinity on the foundations of a rich universe set in the near future. Viet cong forces, hastily reinforced with new recruits and parttime guerrillas, bore the brunt. Vietnamese records are far from an open book, but it is clear that the vwp was. Citizendium is still being set up on its newer server, treat as a beta for now. The operational plan for the general offensive and uprising had its origin as the cosvn proposal at thanhs southern headquarters in april 1967 and had then been relayed to hanoi the following month. Opinion winning the battle, losing the war the new. Excerpts from generals account of the offensive the new. The 1968 tet offensive was the decisive battle for vietnam. On 1 march 1949 at 6 am, suharto and his troops launched the 1 march general offensive. There are dozens of books and probably millions of words written on the viet cong attempted uprising in the republic of vietnam rvn in 1968. Dcsobry held a farewell news conference after eighteen months as u. General offensivegeneral uprising encyclopedia article. The general was then ordered to the capital to explain his concept in person to the military central. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more.
Recalling the tet mau than general offensive and uprising in his book, general westmoreland, former commander of the us military forces in. Revisiting the tet offensive robbins, james s on amazon. Discover a universe 175 years in the future, and take part in the various conflicts taking place in the human sphere. The easter offensive of 1972 indochina monographs book 5. Eoin macneill, the leader of the irish volunteers, therefore canceled mobilization orders for the insurgents, but.
Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. After years of good news, of seeing light at the end of the tunnel, the enemy was capable of making liars out of our leaders in the eyes of the people back home in america. General offensive and uprising the operational plan for the general offensive and uprising had its origin as the cosvn proposal at thanhs southern headquarters in april 1967 and had then been relayed to hanoi the following month. The central headquarters has ordered the entire army and people of south vietnam to implement general offensive and general uprising in order to achieve a decisive victory. However, the bloody fighting for saigon, hue and other cities actually resulted in a catastrophic defeat for the north. The august uprising proved one of the last major rebellions against the early soviet government, and its defeat marked a definitive establishment of soviet rule in georgia. The tet offensive is famously considered a complete. Citizendium a community developing a quality comprehensive compendium of knowledge, online and free. Although the offensive was an unqualified failure from a strictly military standpointin part because a general uprising in support of the communists failed to materializenews and images of the attacks completely undermined the assurances by johnson and westmoreland that the war was being won. The tet offensive or officially called the general offensive and uprising of tet mau than 1968. As in his earlier book black hawk down, which told the story of the us military. General giapadvanced the general offensivegeneral uprising main force war strategy that hanoi expected to topple. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The tet offensive of january 1968 has been much studied from the american.
General offensive and general uprising will not last for only a few days, but. Following the november 1963 assassinations of south vietnamese president ngo dinh diem and united states president john kennedy, le duan had begun to promote a plan called general offensive and general uprising, the goal of which was nothing less than the complete overthrow of the u. The urban movement and the planning and execution of the tet. Remembering the warsaw uprising hoover institution. Best books on the warsaw uprising of 1944 score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The north vietnamese sought to foment a general uprising of the south vietnamese. General offensive and uprising charlie company vietnam. Nonetheless, after he was overruled, giap set to work planning the offensive, despite not believing it would be successful. The tet offensive 1968 was a military campaign during the vietnam war that was launched on january 30, 1968 by forces of the viet cong also known as the national liberation front nlf and peoples army of vietnam pavn against the forces of the republic of vietnam south vietnam, the united states, and their allies. Masterminded by the brilliant north vietnamese general, vo nguyen giap, it was intended to trigger a general uprising in south vietnam. Tcktkn, the general offensivegeneral uprising 181 notes 189 12 the battle of khe sanh, 1968 191. The importance of the vietnam wars tet offensive war on.
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