For several thousand years, Têt, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year has been a traditional celebration that brings the Vietnamese a sense of happiness, hope and peace. However on January 31, 1968 Têt was a disastrous event for many Southern Vietnamese and American soldiers as General Vo Nguyen Giap , the North Vietnamese strategist, launched the infamous and bloody Têt Offensive of 1968. Giap's goal for the offensive was to drive out the Americans by initiating an attack so fierce and deadly that the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and American troops would turn their tails and leave the war. Thus, the people of South Vietnam would rise and throw out their old government and hopefully join that of the North; this plan proved to be totally wrong. As it turns out, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Viet Cong had the higher death toll in the end. Although the Northern Communists lost the most men in the offensive, the ARVN and the South Vietnamese were the ones who suffered the most in the long run. The Têt Offensive had a devastating effect on the minds of the Americans back in the states; which in turn influenced President Johnson to call off the aerial bombing over North Vietnam, mainly Hanoi. This later led to peace talks in Paris and a hopeful and desirable urge to end the bloody war.
             Tong Cong Kich, Tong Khia Nghia (General Offensive, General Uprising or TCK-TKN) was the name the North Vietnamese gave to the Têt Offensive. This ambitious offensive had been in the making in Hanoi for months, in the expectation that it would bring about a decisive victory, thus ending the war. The plan called for an attack on the Southern Vietnamese cities, one of which is the capital, Saigon. Giap assigned the attacks of the cities to the Viet Cong , but unfortunately the NVA lacked in the sophisticated communications necessary for the pinpoint of such a massive effort. Thus, the Viet Cong prematurely invaded six towns...