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James J. Wirtz
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Intelligence Failure in War

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In this account of one of the worst intelligence failures in Americanhistory, 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.

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Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 272 ● ISBN 9781501713361 ● Uitgeverij Cornell University Press ● Gepubliceerd 2013 ● Downloadbare 3 keer ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5365514 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM

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