This is kinda ironic considering we won Vietnam on the ground. The war was lost to weariness, not the actual fighting.
The Tet offensive was a disaster for the north, the Viet Cong was wiped out (only 10% were left according to even the most generous estimates) and the Northern Vietnamese Army suffered around a 50% loss in manpower from what I recall - they even started sending their troops south to pose as Viet Cong to keep the Viet Cong spirit going.
It only became a win for the NVA because public sentiment in the US turned against the war and the US pulled out.
This is kinda ironic considering we won Vietnam on the ground. The war was lost to weariness, not the actual fighting.
The Tet offensive was a disaster for the north, the Viet Cong was wiped out (only 10% were left according to even the most generous estimates) and the Northern Vietnamese Army suffered around a 50% loss in manpower from what I recall - they even started sending their troops south to pose as Viet Cong to keep the Viet Cong spirit going.
It only became a win for the NVA because public sentiment in the US turned against the war and the US pulled out.