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The Tet offensive : intelligence failure in war
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The Tet offensive : intelligence failure in war

Author: James J Wirtz
Publisher: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 1991
Series: Cornell studies in security affairs.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James J Wirtz
ISBN: 0801482097 9780801482090
OCLC Number: 31010500
Notes: Includes index.
Description: x, 290 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: PART 1. "THE BIG VICTORY, THE GREAT TASK": 1. The Communist debate over strategy ; 2. Plans, preparations, and objectives of the Tet Offensive --
PART 2. THE ORIGINS OF SURPRISE: 3. The sources of American biases ; 4. Missing the signals: July-November 1967 ; 5. Missing the signals: December 1967-30 January 1968 ; 6. Reacting to the Tet Offensive --
Conclusion: Explaining the failure of intelligence.
Series Title: Cornell studies in security affairs.
Responsibility: James J. Wirtz.

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