{"product_id":"hue-1968-a-turning-point-of-the-american-war-in-vietnam","title":"Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMark Bowden\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780802127907\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eGrove Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e624\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist in History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Greene Award for a distinguished work of nonfiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The first battle book from Mark Bowden since his #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHue 1968\u003c\/i\u003e, \"an instantly recognizable classic of military history\" (\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e), was published to massive critical acclaim and became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early hours of January 31, 1968, the North Vietnamese launched over one hundred attacks across South Vietnam in what would become known as the Tet Offensive. The lynchpin of Tet was the capture of Hue, Vietnam's intellectual and cultural capital, by 10,000 National Liberation Front troops who descended from hidden camps and surged across the city of 140,000. Within hours the entire city was in their hands save for two small military outposts. American commanders refused to believe the size and scope of the Front's presence, ordering small companies of marines against thousands of entrenched enemy troops. After several futile and deadly days, Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Cheatham would finally come up with a strategy to retake the city in some of the most intense urban combat since World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith unprecedented access to war archives in the U.S. and Vietnam and inter-views with participants from both sides, Bowden narrates each stage of this crucial battle through multiple viewpoints. Played out over twenty-four days and ultimately costing 10,000 lives, the Battle of Hue was the bloodiest of the entire war. When it ended, the American debate was never again about winning, only about how to leave. \u003ci\u003eHue 1968\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and moving account of this pivotal moment.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam | Mark Bowden | Paperback | 9780802127907 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks R 1759090","offer_id":49192327643288,"sku":"1759090","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81z6Q26UC3L.jpg?v=1780517474","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/hue-1968-a-turning-point-of-the-american-war-in-vietnam","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}