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The Battle of Hue 1968

- Fight for the Imperial City
Af: James H. Willbanks Engelsk Paperback

The Battle of Hue 1968

- Fight for the Imperial City
Af: James H. Willbanks Engelsk Paperback
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In late January 1968, some 84,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched a country-wide general offensive in South Vietnam. The bitter fighting that raged in Hue for more than three weeks drew the attention of the world.

Hue was the ancient capital of Vietnam, and as such, had been previously avoided by both sides; it had not seen any serious fighting prior to 1968. All that changed on the night of January 31 that year when four North Vietnamese battalions and supporting Viet Cong units simultaneously attacked and occupied both parts of the city straddling the Perfume River.

The Communist forces dug in and prepared to defend their hold on the city. US Marines and South Vietnamese soldiers were ordered to clear the city, supported by US Army artillery and troops. A brutal urban battle ensued as combat raged from house to house and door to door. Eventually, the Marines and the South Vietnamese forces retook Hue, but it was a bloody fight and resulted in large-scale destruction of the city.

This illustrated volume details one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Tet Offensive, which led to a sea change in US policy in Vietnam.

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In late January 1968, some 84,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched a country-wide general offensive in South Vietnam. The bitter fighting that raged in Hue for more than three weeks drew the attention of the world.

Hue was the ancient capital of Vietnam, and as such, had been previously avoided by both sides; it had not seen any serious fighting prior to 1968. All that changed on the night of January 31 that year when four North Vietnamese battalions and supporting Viet Cong units simultaneously attacked and occupied both parts of the city straddling the Perfume River.

The Communist forces dug in and prepared to defend their hold on the city. US Marines and South Vietnamese soldiers were ordered to clear the city, supported by US Army artillery and troops. A brutal urban battle ensued as combat raged from house to house and door to door. Eventually, the Marines and the South Vietnamese forces retook Hue, but it was a bloody fight and resulted in large-scale destruction of the city.

This illustrated volume details one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Tet Offensive, which led to a sea change in US policy in Vietnam.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 96
ISBN-13: 9781472844712
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472844718
Kategori: USA: Vietnamkrigen
Udg. Dato: 25 nov 2021
Længde: 9mm
Bredde: 246mm
Højde: 184mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 25 nov 2021
Forfatter(e): James H. Willbanks
Forfatter(e) James H. Willbanks

Kategori USA: Vietnamkrigen

ISBN-13 9781472844712

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 96

Udgave

Længde 9mm

Bredde 246mm

Højde 184mm

Udg. Dato 25 nov 2021

Oplagsdato 25 nov 2021

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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