The Road to Hue
The U.S. Marine Combined Action Platoons and the Battle that Changed the Vietnam War
William F. Nimmo and Cavender S. Sutton
DOI: 10.56686/9798987849255
ABOUT THE BOOK
The battles to recapture Hue from the flood of North Vietnamese who entered and seized the city during the 1968 Tet Offensive was a defining moment for the United States in the twentieth century. The Road to Hue seeks to broaden our understanding of the Battle of Hue by concentrating instead on the story of how we got there. The battles to recapture the city are described in detail, but more important is the story of how the city of Hue was left undefended despite overwhelming evidence that an attack was imminent.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Coauthor’s Note
Acknowledgments
Select Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms
Introduction
Chapter 1. Combined Action Begins
Chapter 2. Expanding Combined Action to Da Nang, Early 1966
Chapter 3. Expanding the Phu Bai Tactical Area of Responsibility
Chapter 4. The War in Northern I Corps, June–December 1966
Chapter 5. Status of Combined Action, January 1967
Chapter 6. The Guerrilla War Intensifies
Chapter 7. The Summer of 1967
Chapter 8. Terror
Chapter 9. Contacts with the Viet Cong Increase
Chapter 10. Evidence Mounts for a Major Enemy Campaign
Chapter 11. The Top Command Reveals Enemy Intent
Chapter 12. Tet Begins
Chapter 13. The Attack on Hue
Chapter 14. Taking Back the Modern City
Chapter 15. The Battle to Retake the Citadel
Chapter 16. The Battle of Hue: A Postmortem Analysis
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Authors