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Mark Bowden’s *Hue 1968* chronicles the fierce urban conflict that unfolded from January 31 to February 15, 1968, as the Viet Cong’s National Liberation Front captured the cultural capital of South Vietnam. Drawing on extensive U.S. and Vietnamese war archives and interviews with combatants from both sides, Bowden follows the various military units—American Marines, Special Forces, and Viet Cong fighters—through the bloodiest battleground of the Vietnam War. The book details the initial surprise assault, the misjudgments of U.S. commanders, and the eventual American strategy that reclaimed the city, while documenting the tragic toll of nearly 10,000 casualties, both combatant and civilian.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: History/Military History
Authors: Mark Bowden
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