ORDER OF BATTLE // 1968
Tet Offensive
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 1,380,000 estimated
South Vietnam
1,300,000
Medium-confidence figure
North Vietnam
80,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
Public confidence shifted
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A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam
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A Contagion of War
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A Soldier Reports
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Giap: The Victor in Vietnam
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In the Jaws of History
Academic Journal
Journal of Contemporary History
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Nineteen Sixty-Eight
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Reluctant Soldier... Proud Veteran: How a cynical Vietnam vet learned to take pride in his service to the USA
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The General Offensives of 1968–69
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The Pentagon Papers
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The Tet Offensive
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The Tet Offensive 1968
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The Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War, 1956–1975
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The Vietnamese War: Revolution and Social Change in the Mekong Delta, 1930–1975. 2 vols
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United States Army in Vietnam Combat Operations Staying the Course October 1967 to September 1968
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Vietnam: A History
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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
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Vietnamkrigen: 1880–1980
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