In the Tet Offensive of 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese
forces launched a massive countrywide attack on South Vietnam.
Though the Communists failed to achieve their tactical and
operational objectives, James Willbanks claims Hanoi won a
strategic victory. The offensive proved that America's progress was
grossly overstated and caused many Americans and key presidential
advisors to question the wisdom of prolonging combat.
Willbanks also maintains that the Communists laid siege to a
Marine combat base two weeks prior to the Tet Offensive-known as
the Battle of Khe Sanh--to distract the United States. It is his
belief that these two events are intimately linked, and in his
concise and compelling history, he presents an engaging portrait of
the conflicts and singles out key problems of interpretation.
Willbanks divides his study into six sections, beginning with a
historical overview of the events leading up to the offensive, the
attack itself, and the consequent battles of Saigon, Hue, and Khe
Sahn. He continues with a critical assessment of the main themes
and issues surrounding the offensive, and concludes with excerpts
from American and Vietnamese documents, maps and chronologies, an
annotated list of resources, and a short encyclopedia of key
people, places, and events.
An experienced military historian and scholar of the Vietnam
War, Willbanks has written a unique critical reference and guide
that enlarges the debate surrounding this important turning point
in America's longest war.
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