{"product_id":"the-tet-offensive-intelligence-failure-in-war-paperback-softback-9780801482090","title":"The Tet Offensive; Intelligence Failure in War (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801482090","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Tet Offensive\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIntelligence Failure in War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames J. Wirtz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801482090\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 July 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.9 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating book. Combining the disciplines of history and political science with insights from psychological theory, Wirtz has produced both a pathbreaking analysis and a cautionary tale.\u003c\/p\u003e - Heath Twichell (Naval War College Review) \u003cp\u003eThis excellently researched and written volume is a positive addition to our understanding of the event that marked the turning point in U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.\u003c\/p\u003e - John R. Finch (Military Review) \u003cp\u003eWirtz analyzes both the North Vietnamese plans and the American effort to counter them in exquisite detail.... His book is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the Vietnam conflict and the pitfalls facing an intelligence effort to divine an enemy's plans.\u003c\/p\u003e - Roger Hilsman (Political Science Quarterly) \u003cp\u003eWirtz provides a persuasive explanation for how the Vietnamese achieved surprise at Tet, even though the Americans had intelligence warning them of the attack. His book should be required reading for those interested in this key aspect of the Vietnam War and in the study of intelligence failures.\u003c\/p\u003e - Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr. (Journal of American History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this account of one of the worst intelligence failures in American\u003cbr\u003e history, James J. Wirtz explains why U.S. forces were surprised by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in 1968. Wirtz reconstructs the turning point of the Vietnam War in unprecedented detail. Drawing upon Vietcong and recently declassified U.S. sources, he is able to trace the strategy and unfolding of the Tet campaign as well as the U.S. response.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroductionPART I: \"THE BIG VICTORY, THE GREAT TASK\"\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Communist Debate over Strategy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Preparations, and Objectives of the Tet OffensivePART II: THE ORIGINS OF SURPRISE\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Sources of American Biases\u003cbr\u003e 4. Missing the Signals: July–November 1967\u003cbr\u003e 5. Missing the Signals: December 1967–30 January 1968\u003cbr\u003e 6. Reacting to the Tet OffensiveConclusion: Explaining the Failure of Intelligence\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676665934104,"sku":"9780801482090","price":24.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-tet-offensive-intelligence-failure-in-war-paperback-softback-9780801482090","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}