30 janv. 1968 - North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces begin an offensive

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During the Vietnamese New Year holiday of Tet, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces begin an offensive that will eventually hurl some 85,000 troops against five major cities, dozens of military installations, and dozens of towns and villages throughout South Vietnam. The attacks, use the guerrilla tactics traditionally employed by North Vietnamese forces, and play directly to American and South Vietnamese strengths. The North Vietnamese suffer casualty rates approaching 60 percent, and Westmoreland sees the Tet Offensive as a sign of desperation on the part of the North. This view is increasingly at odds with that of the American public. There are approximately 485,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam, and over 20,000 have been killed

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