Huế 1968 a turning point of the American war in Vietnam
In mid-1967, the North Vietnam leadership had started planning an offensive intended to win the war in a single stroke. Part military action and part popular uprising, the effort included attacks across South Vietnam, but the most dramatic and successful would be the capture of Huế, the country...
Main Author: | Bowden, Mark, 1951- (Author) |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Atlantic Monthly Press,
2017.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The infiltration
- The fall of Huế
- Futility and denial
- Counterattack in the Triangle and disaster at La Chu
- Sweeping the Triangle
- Taking back the Citadel.