tet offensive, 1968

"A . . . memoir of an Irish-American New Yorker and former U.S. marine who embarked on a courageous, hare-brained scheme to deliver beer to his pals serving Vietnam in the late 1960s"--Amazon.

A Vietnam war drama that begins with a depiction of the brutality of Marine Corps training and then shifts to Vietnam, focusing mainly on a group of Marines responding to the Tet Offensive of 1968.

This book introduces the Tet Offensive, places it in the context of the Vietnam War, and describes the events of the campaign and its results.

Taylor is a rebellious teenager with a habit of sneaking out to hang with his anti-war friends, so in January 1968 his mother drags him off to Saigon where his father is attached to the United States embassy; bored (and still rebellious) Taylor sneaks out of the embassy to watch the Tet celebrations, just as the war erupts all over Vietnam and there he is captured by the North Vietnamese Army and sent North as a prisoner and hostage--and during the brutal journey Taylor is forced to confront the realities of war and survival for the first time in his sheltered life.

Provides an in-depth look at the twenty-four days of the 1968 Hue offensive in Vietnam, which served as the final signal that the war was unwinnable, prompting leaders to look for a way out. Provides detailed accounts from each day of the battle by utilizing evidence from historical documents as well as first-hand accounts from both sides of the battle. Features detailed maps of the city of Hue as well as black-and-white photographs of notable individuals who took part in the battle; and includes a Vietnamese glossary, notes on the text, and an index.

In graphic novel format, relates the events surrounding the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War.

The Tet Offensive of 1968 was the turning point of the Vietnam War. It convinced many Americans that the war could not be won. In this book, readers will learn about the different factions of the war: the North Vietnamese Army, the Viet Cong, the South Vietnamese, and the American military forces.

An overview of the Tet Offensive of 1968, with primary documents that offer additional understanding of this critical event in the Vietnam War.

Recounts the events surrounding the Tet offensive from a wide range of perspectives.

Discusses the effects of the Vietnam war under the leadership of Lyndon B. Johnson and the unpopularity of the war from people in the United States.