north vietnamese strategy during the tet offensive and psychological victory
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North Vietnamese Strategy During the Tet Offensive and Psychological Victory . A David Hommer Production. Key Elements of Thesis. Logistical Planning Pre-Assault Reconnaissance Diversionary Attacks Use Of Mass Media. What Was The Tet Offensive?. General Giap Tet Lunar Holiday - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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North Vietnamese Strategy During the Tet Offensive and Psychological Victory A David Hommer Production
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Key Elements of Thesis
Logistical PlanningPre-Assault Reconnaissance
Diversionary AttacksUse Of Mass Media
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What Was The Tet Offensive?General GiapTet Lunar HolidayCease-Fire tradition
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Tet Offensive Combatants North Vietnamese troops: 80,000 Viet Cong southern insurgents total
participation: Unknown American military personnel: 200,000
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Beginning of The Tet Offensive Diversionary attack Viet Cong disguise
Viet Cong sapper attack on the U.S. Embassy at Saigon
Great Seal at Embassy
Premature Assault
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Logistical Planning Planning began months prior Ho Chi Minh Trail North Vietnamese Minister’s Offer US bombing
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Pre-Assault Reconnaissance Orders of General Giap Reconnaissance units Conducted reconnaissance of routes to
objectives Analysis of enemy positions and
strength
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Diversionary Attacks (Khe Sanh) Major battle of the Vietnam War Westmoreland, final battle in war 20,000 North Vietnamese, 6,000 US
Marines Main store of ammunition destroyed
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Role of American Mass Media Mass media=Unhappy American public Riots in America, demonstrations Made it clear Johnson administration
was lying Mass media sensationalized the fighting U.S. Secretary Dean Rusk was not
pleased
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Map of Attack
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Effects of the Tet Offensive Effectively ended
American escalation in Vietnam
Demonstrated the capability of the North Vietnamese
Role of mass media Americans began
looking for an “exit strategy”
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Conclusion Tet Offensive: military defeat,
psychological victory North Vietnamese strategy Masterminded by General Vo Nguyen
Giap