Word: nguyens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Communists hoped their offensive would spark an uprising against the government of South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu. It did not: the invaders were thrown back, suffering disastrous casualties. Yet for the brilliant North Vietnamese commander, General Vo Nguyan Giap, Tet was an important symbolic victory. American confidence in the war effort, and in the leadership that had promised success, was irrevocably shattered. The images of war -- always shocking, bleak, agonizingly poignant -- took on a darker significance. "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it," declared a U.S. major in the battle for Ben Tre, a provincial capital...
News Editors for This Issue: Martha A. Bridegam '89 Night Editors: Julie L. Belcove '89 Martha A. Bridegam '89 Jeffrey S. Nordhaus Colin F. Boyle '90 Teresa A. Mullin '90 Features Editor: Mark M. Colodny '89 Emily Mieras '90 Photography Editors: Ahn T. Nguyen-Huynh '90 Mariann M. Wang '90 Sports Editors: Michael J. Lartigue Michael D. Stankiewicz Copy Editor: Rebecca A. Jeschke...
News Editors for This Issue: Brooke A. Masters '89 Mark M. Colodny '89 Night Editors: David J. Barron '89 Martha A. Bridegam '89 Ross G. Forman '90 Spencer S. Hsu '90 David A. Plotz '92 Features Editor: Brooke A. Masters '89 Photography Editors: Ahn T. Nguyen-Huynh '90 Thuy-Lam P. Tran '90 Sports Editors: Mark T. Brazaitis '89 Julio R. Varela '90 Copy Editor: David A. Plotz...
THOSE SOUTHERN NIGHTS. Vietnamese officials may not admit it, but Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) has become the country's unofficial winter capital. Virtually the entire 14-man Politburo, including 75-year-old General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, prefers the balmy climate of the former imperialist bastion to the damp cold of Hanoi, the capital, which is 700 miles to the north. But the old warriors are careful to maintain appearances: when they have to receive foreign ministers and issue government announcements, Politburo members return -- briefly -- to Hanoi...
News Editor for this issue: Brooke A. Masters '89 Night Editors: David J. Barron '89 Julie L. Belcove '89 Susan B. Blasser '90 Editorial Editor: Laurie M. Grossman '89 Features Editor: Brooke A. Masters '89 Sports Editors: Mark T. Brazaitis '89 Julio R. Varela '90 Photo Editor: Ahn T. Nguyen-Huynh '90 Business Editor: Kenneth M. Richman '90 Copy Editor: Jennifer Atkinson...