SOUTH VIET NAM: Settling In for the Third Indochina War

AT first, Hanoi's offensive was viewed by many in Saigon and Washington as a desperate move, designed to score a few quick "spectaculars" and win some easy headlines. Last week,jas the Communist drive entered its second month, that early optimism had all but vanished. In Saigon, the U.S. command grimly foresaw "an all-out effort" that could run through the monsoon season that usually begins later this month —possibly on a reduced scale—and then be stepped up well before the U.S. elections and continue on into the new year. Certainly there was no...

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