Begins with a historical overview of the events leading up to the offensive, the attack itself, and the consequent battles of Saigon, Hue, and Khe Sahn. Continues with a critical assessment of the main themes and issues surrounding the offensive, and concludes with excerpts from American and Vietnamese documents, maps and chronologies, an annotated list of resources, and a short encyclopedia of key people, places, and events.

Historical overview -- Prelude -- Border battles, hill fights, and Khe Sanh -- The Tet Offensive -- The battle for Hue -- The siege of Khe Sanh -- The impact of the Tet Offensive -- Assessing the Tet Offensive -- Issues and interpretations -- Motivations and objectives of the Tet Offensive -- Military intelligence and surprise at Tet -- What happened at Hue? -- Why Khe Sanh? -- Tet and the media -- Tet and American military strategy -- Chronology, 1967-68 -- The Tet Offensive A to Z -- Documents -- Resources -- General works.