The public back in the states perceived that the war was going bad and could not be won. They were of course wrong in one way and right in another. Wrong in the sense that the men fighting the VC and NVA were winning the battles, but America had too many restrictions or rules of engagement that prevented a military victory. They were right in the sense that this was exactly what the North Vietnamese wanted the American public to perceive by this offensive (that took military intelligence by surprise). The sad thing is the loss of American lives and South Vietnamese lives in a long drawn out war that could have been prevented years before. That would require you to be a good student of the history.
tet offensive
The Tet Offensive was a large scale offensive campaign made by the communist Vietcong forces during the Vietnam war. Despite a victory for the United States of America and her allies on the battlefield this did prove to be a turning point in the war.
Most US personnel would say the"Tet"offensive in 1968 was a turning point.
The Tet Offensive happened in 1968, long after the French withdrew from Indochina. The Tet Offensive was the turning point in the Vietnam War, and was launched against the United States.
That the war of "attrition" was not working.
The Tet Offensive .
Battle for saigon
The Tet Offensive .
The point at which conflict reaches its highest point is typically referred to as the climax. This is when tensions peak, emotions run high, and the stakes are at their greatest. It is often a turning point in the conflict resolution process.
It gave the communists their first battlefield victory.
No, turning point and climax are not the same thing. A turning point is a moment in the story where the action changes direction, while the climax is the highest point of tension in the story where the conflict is resolved. The turning point can lead to the climax but they serve different narrative functions.
The TET offensive of 1968.