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Podcast: A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
Episode: THE TET OFFENSIVE: 50 YEARS LATER
Description: What becomes the dominant narrative? [The Vietnam War has] been examined principally through American eyes.
The Tet Offensive was an important event during the U.S. war in Vietnam. After three years of direct involvement by U.S. combat troops, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were convinced that the relationship between the U.S. and South Vietnam was fragile, and that military action could drive a wedge between them. This could bring about an uprising by the South Vietnamese people against their own government and severely weaken the ARVN, the South's military. Despite being arguably a military victory for...