LEADER 03399nam 22004813 450 001 9910163165203321 005 20250815080325.0 010 $a9781782893615 010 $a178289361X 035 $a(CKB)3810000000097715 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781782893615 035 $a(Perlego)3021630 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32228770 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32228770 035 $a(Exl-AI)32228770 035 $a(OCoLC)1534190038 035 $a(EXLCZ)993810000000097715 100 $a20250815d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe 1968 Tet Offensive Battles of Quang Tri City and Hue [Illustrated Edition] 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBielefeld :$cNormanby Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014. 215 $a1 online resource (80 p.) 327 $aTABLE OF CONTENTS -- MAPS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- THE 1968 TET OFFENSIVE BATTLES OF QUANG TRI CITY AND HUE -- THE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION MOVES NORTH -- THE ASSAULT ON QUANG TRI CITY -- ENTER THE CAVALRY -- TARGET: HUE -- A CITY BESIEGED: 31 JANUARY?1 FEBRUARY -- THON LA CHU: 2?10 FEBRUARY -- THE FIGHT FOR THE TRIANGLE AND THE CITADEL: 2?10 FEBRUARY -- WEST OF HUE: 11?20 FEBRUARY -- STALEMATE IN THE CITADEL: 11?20 FEBRUARY -- THE FINAL PUSH: 20?25 FEBRUARY -- AFTERMATH -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER$7Generated by AI. 330 $a[Includes 10 maps, 5 illustrations]"This monograph focuses on the battles of Quang Tri City and Hue that took place during the 1968 Tet offensive. The offensive itself, an all-out effort by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces to overrun the major cities of South Vietnam, marked the turning point of the Vietnam War. Although the attacks were costly failures in military terms, they set the United States on a path of disengagement from the war that ultimately led to the fall of Saigon some seven years later.The battles for the two northernmost provincial capitals in South Vietnam, Quang Tri City and Hue, are particularly worth examining because the enemy regarded them as key objectives, second only to Saigon, the national capital. To a large extent, the success or failure of the offensive depended on what happened there. The battles tell us much about how the enemy prepared for the offensive, why he achieved a high degree of surprise and initial success, and why his attacks ultimately failed. The battle for Quang Tri City, a textbook example of a vertical envelopment, resulted in a quick allied victory. The fight for Hue turned into a slow, grinding campaign of attrition that lasted nearly a month before the enemy was finally defeated. Together, they offer instruction on the strengths and limitations of airmobile warfare and a primer on urban fighting in a counterinsurgency environment, subjects that continue to be a major Army interest throughout the world." 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$7Generated by AI 606 $aUrban warfare$7Generated by AI 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975 615 0$aUrban warfare 676 $a959.704 700 $aVillard$b Erik$01744565 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163165203321 996 $aThe 1968 Tet Offensive Battles Of Quang Tri City And Hue$94365695 997 $aUNINA