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The year was the most expensive in the Vietnam War with America spending US$77.4 billion (US$ 678 billion in 2025) on the war. The year also became the deadliest of the Vietnam War for America and its allies with 27,915 ARVN soldiers killed and the Americans suffering 16,592 killed compared to around two hundred thousand PAVN/VC killed.
Allied reaction to the Tet Offensive, first of a series of massive operations combining the assets and operations of the ARVN's III Corps and the American II Field Force to maintain the post-Tet pressure on the enemy and to drive all remaining PAVN/VC troops from III Corps and the Saigon area. 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division), 1st Infantry ...
The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies.
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) confronted the US Army with a variety of challenges, both in the military context and at home. In the dense jungles of Vietnam, soldiers faced an invisible enemy using guerrilla tactics, while the difficult terrain, tropical diseases and the constant threat of ambushes strained the morale and effectiveness of the troops.
Operation Delaware/Operation Lam Son 216 was a joint military operation launched during the Vietnam War.It began on 19 April 1968, with troops from the United States and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) moving into the A Sầu Valley.
Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Tet offensive attack on the United States embassy took place on the early morning of 31 January 1968, when a 19-man Viet Cong (VC) sapper team attempted to seize the US Embassy in Saigon at the start of the VC's Tet Offensive. While the VC successfully penetrated the embassy compound, they were unable to enter the chancery building and were ...
It has been called the "best photo from the war"; it was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and was featured in the 2017 documentary The Vietnam War. [3] [4] [5] In May 1968, during Operation Toan Thang I, an American-led offensive against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces in Saigon, Greenspon was wounded in the face by a spent shell at Tan Son ...