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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The Vietnam War stemmed from the region’s long colonial past.
Chapter 3: American involvement in Vietnam escalated into all-out war, with only scant success.
Chapter 4: By January 1968, both sides wrongly believed that each would soon secure victory themselves.
Chapter 5: The Tet Offensive targeting the city of Hue required meticulous, clandestine planning throughout.
Chapter 6: The Tet Offensive started on the night of January 30, 1968.
Chapter 7: After Hue fell, the anticipated people’s uprising failed to materialize.
Chapter 8: US military commanders vastly underestimated the strength of the Northern assault on Hue.
Chapter 9: Journalists such as Gene Roberts exposed the truth of Hue’s situation there.
Chapter 10: The American and South Vietnamese counterattack at last began making headway.
Chapter 11: The Battle of Hue became a turning point in American public support for the Vietnam War.
Chapter 12: Hue’s ancient Citadel was ultimately retaken on February 25, 1968.
Chapter 13: After the Battle of Hue, it was merely a matter of time before the United States withdrew.
Description
The Vietnam War is remembered as one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts of the twentieth century. At the end of 1967, the US government was assuring the public the war was almost won; by February 1968, that was no longer the case. In Hue 1968 (2017) Mark Bowden examines the battle in the city of Hue which changed the way the American public viewed the war.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in modern American history
- Students of politics or international relations
- Soldiers and veterans