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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: CrystalHunter1989 on January 31, 2013, 05:00:38 PM

Title: Shake the Earth, Crack the Sky
Post by: CrystalHunter1989 on January 31, 2013, 05:00:38 PM

45 years ago today...

Title: Re: Shake the Earth, Crack the Sky
Post by: cornkiller1 on February 01, 2013, 09:58:45 PM

( and rats) lol.

Title: Re: Shake the Earth, Crack the Sky
Post by: 1000meterstare on February 01, 2013, 10:29:23 PM

The NVA and Vietcong actually got their asses kicked in the Tet offensive.  I guess political will is everything.  Remember that...

Title: Re: Shake the Earth, Crack the Sky
Post by: CrystalHunter1989 on February 02, 2013, 01:47:10 PM

Quote from: 1000meterstare on February 01, 2013, 10:29:23 PM

The NVA and Vietcong actually got their asses kicked in the Tet offensive.  I guess political will is everything.  Remember that...

A little research shows that there was tremendous disagreement in Hanoi about how to carry on the rest of the war. There were three major factions: 1) A Chinese-minded party led by Ho Chi Mihn, who wanted to keep military efforts at the fore front. 2) A Soviet-minded party, which favored negotiated settlement. 3) A moderate party who favored small amounts of each. Numerous arrests were made in the months leading up to the offensive, including members of General Giap's own staff. By the accounts I've heard, the Communists were  quite surprised when they realized the Offensive had caused unrest in America.