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See how the Viet Cong's successful guerrilla warfare pushed Lyndon Johnson toward the path of total war

See how the North Vietnamese-backed Viet Cong launched surprise attacks across South Vietnam

Discover the effect of the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive on American morale despite the attack's failure

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See how the Viet Cong's successful guerrilla warfare pushed Lyndon Johnson toward the path of total war

See how the Viet Cong's successful guerrilla warfare pushed Lyndon Johnson toward the path of total war

By the summer of 1964, the successes of the Viet Cong on the battlefield led the...

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See how the North Vietnamese-backed Viet Cong launched surprise attacks across South Vietnam

See how the North Vietnamese-backed Viet Cong launched surprise attacks across South Vietnam

Scenes of the Tet Offensive, South Vietnam, January–February 1968.

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Discover the effect of the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive on American morale despite the attack's failure

Discover the effect of the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive on American morale despite the attack's failure

The Tet Offensive was a military failure for the Viet Cong, but, at the same time,...

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Viet Cong soldier standing with an AK-47, February 1973.

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A Viet Cong soldier crouching in a bunker during the Vietnam War.

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