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This is their yhe By Chuck Johnson Hanoi declared a truce that went into effect on 27 January in honor of the Tet holiday. In and earlier in The 1968 tet offensiveNorth Vietnam had launched a number of attacks against Marine bases just south of the DMZ culminating in an all-out assault on Khe Sanh on 21 January as a feint to convince General Westmoreland that North Vietnam was planning to drive US Forces out of the northern reaches of I Corps and distract him from their true plan to attack cities throughout South Vietnam hoping to spur local populations into revolt against the South Vietnam government.
Outcome and casualties
Militarily Tet was a colossal failure; politically it was an enormous success as it convinced the US government that Vietnam was a lost cause. Secretary of Defense McNamara who had essay about water his resignation in Teg left office in February The Tet Offensive the 1968 tet offensive began on 30 January and formally ended on 23 February when the city of Hue was recaptured from Viet Cong forces.
Navy bases throughout the Delta were hit along with most of the major cities including Saigon. Although clues were available that something big was in the offing, most US and South Vietnam forces were in a relaxed state in observance of the Tet Holiday January 31, Navy kffensive were accustomed to occasional and sporadic mortar attacks so the initial explosions at the various bases were misinterpreted as part of the occasional harassment. That misperception soon changed when VC troops entered each of their target areas and began to occupy significant pieces of real estate.
When the realization of what was happening hit the US defenders they reacted quickly and launched counter strikes throughout the Delta. The Carter Hotel offensjve a half block from the Victory provided berthing but no messing. My Tho was attacked by approximately 1, Viet Cong from three battalions st, rd, and th plus a sapper company th with another battalion in reserve.
They gathered their weapons and otfensive and set up a defensive position on the roof. As the VC approached the hotel, they were met with fire from https://digitales.com.au/blog/wp-content/custom/general-motors-and-the-affecting-factors-of/italian-renaissance-revival-architecture.php roof. At on 31 Januarya lull in the fighting allowed the SEAL team to gather more arms and ammo and to recruit some sailors to beef up the Carter roof defenses.
The North Vietnamese attack
Throughout the day, the SEALs using sniper scopes picked iffensive any enemy combatant foolish enough to leave cover. Intense fighting occurred throughout My Tho as the VC attempted to implement their plan of attack. Deployed infantry began moving into the city against stiff resistance. For the next 21 hours intense urban warfare ensued between the VC attack force and US infantry.]
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