Hue City: A Battle in the Thick of Vietnam's Tet Offensive
Hue City: A Battle in the Thick of Vietnam's Tet Offensive As South Vietnamese relaxed during the Tet holiday in 1968, North Vietnamese and Vietcong launch the most audacious offensive of the Vietnam War. Here's What You Need to Know: The Communist strategy of bringing local VC cadres into the streets resulted in an unmitigated disaster. The city of Hue was the capital of a unified Vietnam from 1802 until 1945. With its stately, tree-lined boulevards, Buddhist temples, national university, and ornate imperial palace within a massive walled city known as the Citadel, Hue was the cradle of the...
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