This military campaign launched by North Vietnam on January 30, 1968 was named for the Vietnamese New Year
This military campaign launched by North Vietnam on January 30, 1968 was 
named for the Vietnamese New Year... [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968 ... [PAR] In late January, 1968, during the lunar new year (or Tet) holiday, North 
Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack ... 
victory that would end the grinding conflict that frustrated military leaders on both 
sides.