FTP, identify this massive Viet Cong campaign of the Vietnam war, launched in January 1968 and named for the New Year's holiday.
It was launched in hope that it would spark an urban rebellion before the death of its backing organization's leader. Although the U.S. Embassy was secured in only a few minutes, thus quashing the uprising, it proved to be a major propaganda accomplishment for the aggressors in that it demonstrated the reliance of the southern government on U.S. support, and is widely seen as a turning point in the conflict. FTP, identify this massive Viet Cong campaign of the Vietnam war, launched in January 1968 and named for the New Year's holiday.
It was launched in hope that it would spark an urban rebellion before the death of its backing organization's leader.
Tet Offensive