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The Tet Offensive

How a surprise attack became a turning point in the Vietnam War - plus the roots of the Rohingya crisis, the birth of gospel music, and the end of corporal punishment in Britain.

In January 1968, North Vietnamese troops and Viet Cong guerrillas launched a huge surprise attack on towns, cities and military bases across South Vietnam. The events of the Tet offensive had a profound impact on American public opinion and marked a turning point in the war.

Plus the roots of the Rohingya crisis, the birth of gospel music, Ireland's Bloody Sunday, and the end of corporal punishment in Britain.

Photo: Julian Pettifer reporting under fire near the Presidential Palace in Saigon, 31st January 1968 (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

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Sun 4 Feb 2018 23:06GMT

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