The general attack and uprising Tet Mau The year 1968 for our army and people marked a major turning point in the war with the US. At that time, the US army was completely bogged down in the war with Vietnam Vietnam cannot withdraw its troops from the country. In this situation, world public opinion within the American people is increasingly strongly opposing the war in Vietnam. The Politburo has seized this opportunity decided to fight a resounding battle “A big blow to unleash political possibilities” (Le Duan). The 1968 Mau Than campaign was suddenly decided to create a major turning point in the war The war forced the US to de-escalate to negotiate.
Early morning of January 31, 1968 on the occasion of Lunar New Year Mau Than’s army simultaneously launched a surprise attack on many cities, including big cities like Saigon Da Nang Hue… The general The Tet Offensive and uprising in 1968 was considered a great tactical victory of our army, creating an important premise for the US to de-escalate the war to negotiate at the Paris Conference in 1973.< /div>
However, over a long period of time, many chaotic information sources have caused The 1968 Mau Than campaign became a sensitive historical story that is rarely mentioned. Information about mass graves found in Hue, information about bloody massacres of personal revenge after the South Vietnamese Liberation Army captured Hue citadel... is spread in secret. in public opinion for a while.
The reason for 10 years of spending effort and money looking for documents and looking for witnesses about the general invasion The 1968 Tet Offensive and uprising by female director Le Phong Lan really touched the writer. She said, “There was an invisible motivation that motivated me to learn about the Mau Than campaign in 1968. In the process of looking for documents and looking for characters who were historical witnesses of both front lines, I looked seeing the documentary photos recording the images of how our liberation soldiers sacrificed their lives and shed blood… I don’t believe that those soldiers can create massacres.”
The 12-episode documentary titled “Mau Than-1968” is a recognition Evaluation by insiders after a 45-year delay. Up to now, 2/3 of the characters interviewed in the 12 documentary episodes directed by Le Phong Lan have passed away. 10 tireless years for a female director to strive to find the truth about “Mau Than-1968”.
The female director believes that the young generation today is indifferent to history because they do not understand history, they know almost nothing about history with simple lessons in school. If they understood, they would also love deeply the legends written in the blood of their country.
The blood that wrote the legends of the country, if anyone listened and understood, would also bow their heads. before those legends.
| Quote from one of the characters of the 12 documentary episodes – “Mau Than – 1968”:
Mr. Larry Berman – Professor. American historian “The Tet Offensive was a decisive step in ending the escalation of the Vietnam War. Americans use the phrase “crisis of confidence”. The attack revealed to the Americans that this entire war was based on a lie.” Also, many American historical research documents have had to admit false information. News about the massacre in Hue after the South Vietnamese Liberation Army captured the ancient capital is completely false./. |
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