| ID | 166022 |
| Title Proper | Fifty years since the main battle in the Vietnam war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lokshin, Grigory |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The year 2018 marked the passage of fifty years since the general offensive of the armed forces of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on the eve of the New Year holiday Tet, which changed the course of events in the Vietnam War. Numerous mass media publications were devoted to the event. This author argues with a number of American scholars on the nature and consequences of that offensive, emphasizing that U.S. crimes can in no way be justified and that their actions cannot be considered equal to those of the Vietnamese fighters who were forced, arms in hand, to defend the freedom, independence, and unity of their country from U.S. intervention. |
| `In' analytical Note | Far Eastern Affairs Vol. 47, No.1; 2019: p.129-137 |
| Journal Source | Far Eastern Affairs Vol: 47 No 1 |
| Key Words | Hue ; National Liberation Front of South Vietnam ; General Offensive ; Lê Duẩn ; Lê Đức Thọ ; Mylai (Songmi) ; Vietcong ; Paris talks ; Vietnamese Syndrome. |