Striking at the Heart of America: The Saigon Embassy Raid 1968 | Nebula Plus

By 1967, the Vietnam War is a stalemate. Although a purely military solution seems impossible against US forces, a massive North Vietnamese offensive could trigger a general uprising in the south. This results in the Tet Offensive – a North Vietnam attack across the South coinciding with the Tet Lunar New Year festivities in late January 1968. One of the key targets inside Saigon is the new US embassy. » SOURCES Appy, Christian G. Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides. Viking, 2003 Johnson, Thomas L. and Mary R. Himes. Assault on the American Embassy, Tet, 1968. The MP Museum, 1983 Lawrence, Mark Atwood. The Vietnam War: A Concise International History. Oxford University Press, 2008 Oberdorfer, Don. TET! Avon Books, 1971 O’Brien, Robert. The Attack on the American Embassy During Tet, 1968: Factors that Turned a Tactical Victory into a Political Defeat. U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2009 Ruane, Kevin (ed.). The Vietnam Wars. Manchester University Press, 2000 Schmidtz, David F. The Tet Offensive; Politics, War, and Public Opinion. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2005 »CREDITS Presented by: Jesse Alexander Written by: Mark Newton Director: Toni Steller Editing: Philipp Appelt Motion Design: Matěj Procházka, Philipp Appelt Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: http://above-zero.com Research by: Mark Newton Fact checking: Florian Wittig Executive Producer: Florian Wittig Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster Contains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, AP, and Reuters Maps: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors & GEOlayers3 Music Library: Epidemic Sound All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image. All rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2026