Tet Offensive
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The Tet Offensive was both a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong launched a surprise attack o
General William C. Westmoreland, COMUSMACV
VC prior to departing for Saigon-Gia Định
VC special forces are sworn into the forces before the Tet Offensive.
VC troops pose with new AK-47 assault rifles and American field radios.
Phase III offensive
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Phase III of the Tet Offensive of 1968 was launched by the People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Cong from 17 August to 27 September 1968. The offensive was divided into two waves of attacks from 17 to 31
Phase III offensive, Tay Ninh Province, 17–18 August 1968
Thanh Duc Plantation ambush, 25 August 1968
Cẩm Lệ Bridge reopened on 24 August