The Tet Offensive was the largest offensive of the Vietnam War up to that point, targeting South Vietnamese and U.S. troops.
Sources
- Tet Offensive shakes Cold War confidence | January 30, 1968 | HISTORY (history.com)
- https://www.vvmf.org/topics/Tet-Offensive/ (vvmf.org)
- https://www.army.mil/article/6995/a_new_year_and_a_new_war_the_tet_offensive_1968 (army.mil)
- https://americanarchive.org/primary_source_sets/tet-offensive (americanarchive.org)
- https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/vietnams-tet-offensive-50-years-later (archives.gov)
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