icions about some sort of uprising taking place. So
             the offensive did, in fact, not take Americans by surprise. American intelligence sources
             had started uncovering evidence that indicated a shift in enemy strategy in the late
             summer/early fall of 1967. The 101st Airborne Division, on November 19, seized an
             attack order telling that the offensive was near, and some slightly detailed plans of what
             was going to happen and how it was going to happen ("Vietnam"). The U.S. intelligence
             officers took this evidence as propaganda and disregarded it completely. The found attack
             order was then published on January 5th, but still attracted very little attention.
             As 1968 approached, the U.S. appeared to be winning the war, but in Washington,
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