Nineteen Sixty-eight1968 was the year of the Tet Offensive, Khe Sanh, and the height of home division on the peace-keeping in the United States. There are excellent photos and an uncompromised representation of the conflict. |
Contents
Chapter 1Split the Sky Shake the Earth | 6 |
Chapter 2The Agony of | 24 |
Chapter 3The Riddle of Khe Sanh | 40 |
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Abrams Airborne allied Ameri American antiwar artillery ARVN assault attacks Battalion battle battle of Saigon began bombing halt Bunker cadres called camp campaign casualties Chicago Citadel civilian Clark Clifford Clifford command Communist Corps defense delegation Democratic demonstrators Division effort enemy February fighting fire firepower Giap guns Hanoi headquarters helicopter Humphrey III Corps intelligence January January 31 Khe Sanh killed later leaders liberal Lyndon Johnson MACV major March ment military Minh mortar munists namese National negotiations Nguyen night North officials operation patrols peace percent police political positions President Johnson presidential protest Province Quang Tri refugees rockets Saigon sappers siege soldiers South Vietnamese strategy tactical talks tanks Tet offensive Thieu tion told troops U.S. Army U.S. Marine United victory Vietcong Vietnam Vietnam War Vinh Washington weeks Westmoreland Wheeler