We have mainly seen images of the Tet Offensive shot by Americans; hence an American tint comes in. Presented below are some images taken by a Japanese lens man, Ishikawa Bunyo. They capture the drama of the critical period of history; a view not American.
The term "Tet offensive" usually refers to the January–February 1968 NLF offensive, but it can also include the so-called "mini-Tet" offensives that took place in May and August.
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| The Main Tet Offensive Jan-Feb 1968 |
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| Mini Tet Offensive in May 1968 |
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| South Vietnamese soldiers with Vietcong prisoners during the Tet Offensive. Dakao. May 1968 |
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| South Vietnamese with a frightened Vietcong prisoners. Both the Communists and the South Vietnamese fighters treated prisoners brutally. Threw the Geneva Conventions rule-book out of the window |
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| South Vietnamese soldiers in action. May 5, 1968 |
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| Saigon. 1968 |
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| In any war, the civilians suffer the most. Vietnamese people flee from the fighting |
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A member of the 7th ABn. Bn, 1st ARVN Abn Div, takes up his position near the wall of the French National Cemetery.
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| Dead Vietcong fighters |
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| This American soldier shields these Vietnamese children from the firing |
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SUGGESTED READING
Chien Tranh Giai Phong Viet Nam
By
ISHIKAWA, Bunyo
466 pp.
Text entirely in Japanese. Riveting documentary images of the Vietnam War, many in color, shot over the course of the war, with some images from other, earlier books. A comprehensive survey seen from a non-American perspective.
