Hanoi
Tet
They were naturally not too happy about it. First of all, there were American citizens on board. In addition, this was a passenger ship, not a war ship. They considered it cowardly to attack innocent civilians.
You are aware that unlike Pearl Harbor, the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was an attack on civilians, yeah? -------------------- Pearl Harbor as any base, house many civilians.
Not really. The Gulf of Tonkin is a body of water off the Vietnamese coast. American naval forces operating in the Gulf in 1964 claimed to have come under attack from communist Vietnamese patrol craft, although the truth of what happened remains in much dispute. At the time, the US used the incident as justification to increase its involvement against communist forces in Vietnam, which eventually turned into a huge deployment of US military forces.
Close to 2500 military and civilians
south Vietnamese civilians
No
Tet
The Tet Offensive was an attack on South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnamese New Year. North Vietnamese troops, i.e. Viet Cong and Viet Minh, came up with a plan that would attack the South Vietnamese forces and the American troops. These tactics included surprise attacks, mow-downs, and setting up booby traps. It was a psychological win for the North Vietnamese because the fact that they found a way that could weaken the South Vietnamese forces. Days later, the US came back with harsh counterattacks such as the My Lai Massacre. The massacre killed over 250 Viet Cong members and 150 civilians, that's over 400 people killed. The leader of this massacre was not welcomed kindly when reentering the US.
noncombatants (civilians)
from the air
Because they attack the guards.They attack the monsters for a simple reason; to defend the civilians.
The way this question is worded sounds like "the Vietnamese attacked themselves." They did not attack themselves. Which Vietnamese are you asking about?
jodan a emi
They were naturally not too happy about it. First of all, there were American citizens on board. In addition, this was a passenger ship, not a war ship. They considered it cowardly to attack innocent civilians.
There was no surprise attack, simply an escalation of violence.
You are aware that unlike Pearl Harbor, the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was an attack on civilians, yeah? -------------------- Pearl Harbor as any base, house many civilians.