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BL
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1007677
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b762047
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Blood, Jake.
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| Title & Author
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The Tet effect : : intelligence and the public perception of war /\ Jake Blood.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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Cass military studies series
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1 online resource (xv, 212 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0203339819
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: 041565226X
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: 1134270194
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: 1134270232
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: 1134270240
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: 6610281955
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: 9780203339817
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: 9780415652261
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: 9781134270194
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: 9781134270231
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: 9781134270248
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: 9786610281954
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0415349974
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9780415349970
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index.
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| Contents
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pt. 1. The Tet effect -- pt. 2. On intelligence and Vietnam -- pt. 3. The Tet effect and intelligence principles in the twenty-first century.
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| Abstract
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A close examination of the role of intelligence in shaping America's perception of the Vietnam War, looking closely at the intelligence leadership and decision process. In 1967, intelligence was called upon to bolster support for the Vietnam War and allowed America's leaders to portray a 'bankrupt' enemy ready to quit the battlefield. The audacious Tet Offensive of 1968 shattered this image and although it ended with an American military victory, it is remembered as the juncture when American support turned against the war. Public opinion on the war was a primary concern for the John.
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| Subject
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Tet Offensive, 1968.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Vietnam War.
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| Dewey Classification
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959.70434
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| LC Classification
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DS557.8.T4B56 2005eb
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