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TetOffensiveattackonTanSonNhutAirBase

1968–

The Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base was a special operation between the United States and Vietnam in 1968.

OUTCOME
DECISIVE VICTORY A
Era
1968–
SIDES
2
⚔ CONFLICT SPECIAL OPERATION

TetOffensiveattackonTanSonNhutAirBase

Cold War · 1945–1991 is part of this war
VS
Viet Cong North Vietnam Vietnam
Duration: Ongoing Participants: 2 countries
01 / Overview
Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Date
1968–present
Type
special operation
Duration
Ongoing
Participants
Outcome
decisive victory a
Parent War
02 / Sides
Belligerents 2 participants
03 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
🏆Decisive Victory — Side A
Side / CountryMilitaryCivilianDisplaced
United States22
Vietnam29
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature