History: The Tet Offensive (January 1968) was a coordinated surp…

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Did you know? The Tet Offensive (January 1968) was a coordinated surprise attack by the Vietcong during Tet (Vietnamese New Year). Militarily it was a failure — the Vietcong took heavy losses. But media images of the shot-up American embassy turned US public opinion against the war. President Johnson announced 2 months later he would not seek re-election.

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The Tet Offensive (January 1968) was a coordinated surprise attack by the Vietcong during Tet (Vietnamese New Year). Militarily it was a failure — the Vietcong took heavy losses. But media images of the shot-up American embassy turned US public opinion against the war. President Johnson announced 2 months later he would not seek re-election.

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