workingclasshistory:

On this day, 30 January 1968, the North Vietnamese military and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in the South launched the Tet offensive – a major operation against US and ARVN (pro-US South Vietnamese) forces to coincide with Vietnamese New Year. While the offensive was a tactical failure and they suffered massive casualties, it did show the public in the US that their military propaganda stating that the war was nearly over and that the NLF had almost been defeated was a lie. This helped swing public sentiment, including amongst US troops, against their involvement in the region.
Our podcast episodes 10-11 are about the anti-war movement amongst US service personnel: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/08/06/e10-the-gi-resistance-in-vietnam-part-1/
Pictured: NLF fighters https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/2198451077006697/?type=3