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The Siege at Hue - Softcover

Smith, George W.

 
9780804119467: The Siege at Hue
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0804119465 ISBN 13: 9780804119467
Verlag: Ballantine Books Inc., 2000

Inhaltsangabe

A veteran of the fight for the city of Hue during the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive draws from firsthand accounts to chronicle day-by-day the battle's street fighting, heroism, and brutality, and discusses the battle's social and political implications. Reprint.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

George W. Smith served in Vietnam as a U.S. Army captain. He is a former sportswriter for The Hartford Courant.

Aus dem Klappentext

Hue ultimately determined the outcome of the Vietnam War. Now, here is the most complete account yet of that fateful <br>battle. . . . <br><br>On 31 January, 1968, the North Vietnamese and Vietcong launched the Tet Offensive, attacking thirty-six major South Vietnamese cities and towns. While American soldiers throughout the country dealt with the ferocity of the surprise attack, the most bitter battle of the entire war was unfolding at Hue. From the first round of incoming mortars to the triumphant hoisting of the American flag over the enemy's bastion, U.S. Army captain George W. Smith was there.<br><br>With reports from many eyewitnesses, Smith presents the day-to-day struggle in gripping detail, following the bloodyfought in the street by the three U.S. Marine battalions who played the decisive role in the liberation of Hue. Smith also covers the social and political upheaval in the ancient city of temples and palaces, the now-verified executions of nearly 3,000 civilians by the NV

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Verlag
Ballantine Books Inc.
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0804119465
ISBN 13 
9780804119467
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
296
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