January 30–31, 1968
A coordinated offensive opens
After premature attacks in parts of central South Vietnam, PAVN and Viet Cong forces strike cities, towns, headquarters, and airfields across the country. Timing and results vary by place; the map groups widely separated attacks rather than treating them as a single moving front.
WHAT TO NOTICEThe defining feature is dispersed surprise at national scale, not one breakthrough line.