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  "textContent": "\n\nBy 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.\n\n» SOURCES\n\nAppy, Christian G. Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides. Viking, 2003\n\nJohnson, Thomas L. and Mary R. Himes. Assault on the American Embassy, Tet, 1968. The MP Museum, 1983\n\nLawrence, Mark Atwood. The Vietnam War: A Concise International History. Oxford University Press, 2008\n\nOberdorfer, Don. TET! Avon Books, 1971\n\nO’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\n\nRuane, Kevin (ed.). The Vietnam Wars. Manchester University Press, 2000\n\nSchmidtz, David F. The Tet Offensive; Politics, War, and Public Opinion. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2005\n\n»CREDITS\n\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander\n\nWritten by: Mark Newton\n\nDirector: Toni Steller\n\nEditing: Philipp Appelt\n\nMotion Design: Matěj Procházka, Philipp Appelt\n\nMixing, Mastering & Sound Design: http://above-zero.com\n\nResearch by: Mark Newton\n\nFact checking: Florian Wittig\n\nExecutive Producer: Florian Wittig\n\nChannel Design: Simon Buckmaster\n\nContains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, AP, and Reuters\n\nMaps: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors & GEOlayers3\n\nMusic Library: Epidemic Sound\n\nAll 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.\n\nAll rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2026",
  "title": "Striking at the Heart of America: The Saigon Embassy Raid 1968 | Nebula Plus"
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