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Marines in Hue City : A Portrait of Urban Combat, Tet 1968 by Eric Hammel (2007, Hardcover)
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Many are official USMC photos; others are never-before-published pictures taken by individual Marines. It all adds up to an excellent account of one of the Vietnam War’s most pivotal battles.”.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-100760325219
ISBN-139780760325216
eBay Product ID (ePID)63729488
Product Key Features
Book TitleMarines in Hue City : a Portrait of Urban Combat, Tet 1968
Number of Pages168 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicMilitary Science, Military / Vietnam War, Military / United States
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorEric Hammel
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight40.6 Oz
Item Length11.4 in
Item Width9.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-022062
ReviewsLeatherneck, "June 2007 "As military historians go, Hammel stands among the very best. His 30-plus volumes dutifully record great Marine battle epics ... In reading Marines in Hue City", Marine veterans of the battles of Fallujah, and other Iraq city fighting, will relate through the photographs included in this coffee-table-sized volume ... Hammel does an outstanding job of combining the account of the battle with a bevy of new, never-before-published photographic images.", Leatherneck, June 2007 “As military historians go, Hammel stands among the very best. His 30-plus volumes dutifully record great Marine battle epics & In reading Marines in Hue City, Marine veterans of the battles of Fallujah, and other Iraq city fighting, will relate through the photographs included in this coffee-table-sized volume & Hammel does an outstanding job of combining the account of the battle with a bevy of new, never-before-published photographic images.�, Military Book Club, "April 2007 "This spectacular book is the first of its kind - an illustrated history of the fierce fight on the streets of Hue which contains over 200 amazing images! "Marines in Hue City" covers all phases of the battle, from the opening shots and the Marines' arrival to the 'six-block war' and the seizure of the Citadel ... The real diehard MBC members will quickly take note of the detailed city maps of downtown Hue and the Citadel which provide overall context of the battle, and allows them to connect the book's images with the battle zone. And in addition to describing all the tactics and weaponry used by the Marines, author Eric Hammel provides an extraordinarily detailed caption for every picture. "Marines in Hue City" is a multi-layered experience every 'Nam buff out there" "will appreciate.", Military Book Club, April 2007 "This spectacular book is the first of its kind - an illustrated history of the fierce fight on the streets of Hue which contains over 200 amazing images! Marines in Hue City covers all phases of the battle, from the opening shots and the Marines' arrival to the 'six-block war' and the seizure of the Citadel ... The real diehard MBC members will quickly take note of the detailed city maps of downtown Hue and the Citadel which provide overall context of the battle, and allows them to connect the book's images with the battle zone. And in addition to describing all the tactics and weaponry used by the Marines, author Eric Hammel provides an extraordinarily detailed caption for every picture. Marines in Hue City is a multi-layered experience every 'Nam buff out there will appreciate.", Leatherneck, June 2007 "As military historians go, Hammel stands among the very best. His 30-plus volumes dutifully record great Marine battle epics … In reading Marines in Hue City, Marine veterans of the battles of Fallujah, and other Iraq city fighting, will relate through the photographs included in this coffee-table-sized volume … Hammel does an outstanding job of combining the account of the battle with a bevy of new, never-before-published photographic images.", Military Book Club, 2007 "This spectacular book is the first of its kind-an illustrated history of the fierce fight on the streets of Hue which contains over 200 amazing images!Marines in Hue Citycovers all phases of the battle, from the opening shots and the Marines' arrival to the "six-block war" and the seizure of the Citadel. Block by block, the U.S. Marines moved through the city, fighting hard for every square inch, and this book takes you with them every step of the way!...in addition to describing all the tactics and weaponry used by the Marines, author Eric Hammel provides an extraordinarily detailed caption for every picture.Marines in Hue Cityis a multi-layered experience every 'Nam buff out therewill appreciate.", Military Book Club, 2007 " This spectacular book is the first of its kind-- an illustrated history of the fierce fight on the streets of Hue which contains over 200 amazing images! "Marines in Hue City" covers all phases of the battle, from the opening shots and the Marines' arrival to the " six-block war" and the seizure of the Citadel. Block by block, the U.S. Marines moved through the city, fighting hard for every square inch, and this book takes you with them every step of the way!...in addition to describing all the tactics and weaponry used by the Marines, author Eric Hammel provides an extraordinarily detailed caption for every picture. "Marines in Hue City" is a multi-layered experience every ' Nam buff out there" "will appreciate.", The VVA Veteran , May/June 2007 "[ Marines in Hue City ] tells the story of the four-week Battle of Hue with concise prose and many strongly evocative photographs. Many are official USMC photos; others are never-before-published pictures taken by individual Marines. It all adds up to an excellent account of one of the Vietnam War's most pivotal battles.", The VVA Veteran , May/June 2007 “[ Marines in Hue City ] tells the story of the four-week Battle of Hue with concise prose and many strongly evocative photographs. Many are official USMC photos; others are never-before-published pictures taken by individual Marines. It all adds up to an excellent account of one of the Vietnam War’s most pivotal battles.�, Military Book Club, "April 2007 " This spectacular book is the first of its kind - an illustrated history of the fierce fight on the streets of Hue which contains over 200 amazing images! "Marines in Hue City" covers all phases of the battle, from the opening shots and the Marines' arrival to the ' six-block war' and the seizure of the Citadel ... The real diehard MBC members will quickly take note of the detailed city maps of downtown Hue and the Citadel which provide overall context of the battle, and allows them to connect the book' s images with the battle zone. And in addition to describing all the tactics and weaponry used by the Marines, author Eric Hammel provides an extraordinarily detailed caption for every picture. "Marines in Hue City" is a multi-layered experience every ' Nam buff out there" "will appreciate.", The VVA Veteran", May/June 2007 "["Marines in Hue City"] tells the story of the four-week Battle of Hue with concise prose and many strongly evocative photographs. Many are official USMC photos; others are never-before-published pictures taken by individual Marines. It all adds up to an excellent account of one of the Vietnam War's most pivotal battles.", Leatherneck,June 2007 "As military historians go, Hammel stands among the very best. His 30-plus volumes dutifully record great Marine battle epics hellip; In reading Marines in Hue City, Marine veterans of the battles of Fallujah, and other Iraq city fighting, will relate through the photographs included in this coffee-table-sized volume hellip; Hammel does an outstanding job of combining the account of the battle with a bevy of new, never-before-published photographic images.", Military Book Club, April 2007 “This spectacular book is the first of its kind – an illustrated history of the fierce fight on the streets of Hue which contains over 200 amazing images! Marines in Hue City covers all phases of the battle, from the opening shots and the Marines’ arrival to the ‘six-block war’ and the seizure of the Citadel ... The real diehard MBC members will quickly take note of the detailed city maps of downtown Hue and the Citadel which provide overall context of the battle, and allows them to connect the book’s images with the battle zone. And in addition to describing all the tactics and weaponry used by the Marines, author Eric Hammel provides an extraordinarily detailed caption for every picture. Marines in Hue City is a multi-layered experience every ’Nam buff out there will appreciate.�, Leatherneck, June 2007 "As military historians go, Hammel stands among the very best. His 30-plus volumes dutifully record great Marine battle epics ... In reading Marines in Hue City, Marine veterans of the battles of Fallujah, and other Iraq city fighting, will relate through the photographs included in this coffee-table-sized volume ... Hammel does an outstanding job of combining the account of the battle with a bevy of new, never-before-published photographic images.", The VVA Veteran, May/June 2007 "[Marines in Hue City] tells the story of the four-week Battle of Hue with concise prose and many strongly evocative photographs. Many are official USMC photos; others are never-before-published pictures taken by individual Marines. It all adds up to an excellent account of one of the Vietnam Warrs"s most pivotal battles.", Military Book Club,April 2007 "This spectacular book is the first of its kind an illustrated history of the fierce fight on the streets of Hue which contains over 200 amazing images!Marines in Hue Citycovers all phases of the battle, from the opening shots and the Marines' arrival to the 'six-block war' and the seizure of the Citadel ... The real diehard MBC members will quickly take note of the detailed city maps of downtown Hue and the Citadel which provide overall context of the battle, and allows them to connect the book's images with the battle zone. And in addition to describing all the tactics and weaponry used by the Marines, author Eric Hammel provides an extraordinarily detailed caption for every picture.Marines in Hue Cityis a multi-layered experience every 'Nam buff out therewill appreciate.", Military Book Club, April 2007 "This spectacular book is the first of its kind an illustrated history of the fierce fight on the streets of Hue which contains over 200 amazing images! Marines in Hue City covers all phases of the battle, from the opening shots and the Marines' arrival to the 'six-block war' and the seizure of the Citadel ... The real diehard MBC members will quickly take note of the detailed city maps of downtown Hue and the Citadel which provide overall context of the battle, and allows them to connect the book's images with the battle zone. And in addition to describing all the tactics and weaponry used by the Marines, author Eric Hammel provides an extraordinarily detailed caption for every picture. Marines in Hue City is a multi-layered experience every 'Nam buff out therewill appreciate."
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal959.704/345
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentContents Author's Note Acknowledgments Glossary and Guide to Abbreviations Maps Chapter 1-Marines Fight in Cities and Towns Chapter 2-General Offensive-General Uprising Chapter 3-Assault on Hue: January 3031, 1968 Chapter 4-Send in the Marines: January 31, 1968 Chapter 5-Stabilizing the Lodgment: February 12, 1968 Chapter 6-The Six-Block War: February 36, 1968 Chapter 7-Scenes from the South Side: February 7March 8, 1968 Chapter 8-Battles for the Citadel: February 19, 1968 Chapter 9-Reinforcing the Citadel: February 1012, 1968 Chapter 10-Marines in the Citadel: February 1320, 1968 Chapter 11-The Flagpole: February 2124, 1968 Epilogue
SynopsisOver decades of conflict in Vietnam, Hue, the former imperial capital, had been spared. But everything changed on January 31, 1968, the eve of the lunar new year--a national holiday long marked by a mutual ceasefire--when the North Vietnamese launched a massive offensive. In the cataclysm of violence that convulsed South Vietnam during the now-infamous Tet Offensive, Hue was overrun--and the only forces available to counterattack were a handful of Marine infantry companies based eight miles south of the city. This photographic history chronicles the savage battle that followed as, for four excruciating weeks, the Marines of Task Force X-Ray fought house to house and street by street to retake the city so central to the Vietnamese culture and psyche. Through photographs taken in the heat of the action, readers will follow one of the war's most important campaigns, as ground gained is measured in painstaking inches and every alley, every street corner, every window might be the last., A photographic history of the harrowing house-to-house campaign by the Marines of Task Force X-Ray to retake Hue after the Tet Offensive., "As military historians go, Hammel stands among the very best. His 30-plus volumes dutifully record great Marine battle epics ... In reading Marines in Hue City, Marine veterans of the battles of Fallujah, and other Iraq city fighting, will relate through the photographs included in this coffee-table-sized volume ... Hammel does an outstanding job of combining the account of the battle with a bevy of new, never-before-published photographic images." .Leatherneck.."Marines in Hue City tells the story of the four-week Battle of Hue with concise prose and many strongly evocative photographs. Many are official USMC photos; others are never-before-published pictures taken by individual Marines. It all adds up to an excellent account of one of the Vietnam War's most pivotal battles." .The VVA Veteran.Over decades of conflict in Vietnam, Hue, the former imperial capital, had been spared. But everything changed on January 31, 1968, the eve of the lunar new year--a national holiday long marked by a mutual ceasefire--when the North Vietnamese launched a massive offensive. In the cataclysm of violence that convulsed South Vietnam during the now-infamous Tet Offensive, Hue was overrun--and the only forces available to counterattack were a handful of Marine infantry companies based eight miles south of the city...This photographic history chronicles the savage battle that followed as, for four excruciating weeks, the Marines of Task Force X-Ray fought house to house and street by street to retake the city so central to the Vietnamese culture and psyche. Through photographs taken in the heat of the action, readers will follow one of the wars most important campaigns, as ground gained is measured in painstaking inches and every alley, every street corner, every window might be the last., "As military historians go, Hammel stands among the very best. His 30-plus volumes dutifully record great Marine battle epics ... In reading Marines in Hue City, Marine veterans of the battles of Fallujah, and other Iraq city fighting, will relate through the photographs included in this coffee-table-sized volume ... Hammel does an outstanding job of combining the account of the battle with a bevy of new, never-before-published photographic images." Leatherneck "Marines in Hue City tells the story of the four-week Battle of Hue with concise prose and many strongly evocative photographs. Many are official USMC photos; others are never-before-published pictures taken by individual Marines. It all adds up to an excellent account of one of the Vietnam War's most pivotal battles." The VVA Veteran Over decades of conflict in Vietnam, Hue, the former imperial capital, had been spared. But everything changed on January 31, 1968, the eve of the lunar new year--a national holiday long marked by a mutual ceasefire--when the North Vietnamese launched a massive offensive. In the cataclysm of violence that convulsed South Vietnam during the now-infamous Tet Offensive, Hue was overrun--and the only forces available to counterattack were a handful of Marine infantry companies based eight miles south of the city. This photographic history chronicles the savage battle that followed as, for four excruciating weeks, the Marines of Task Force X-Ray fought house to house and street by street to retake the city so central to the Vietnamese culture and psyche. Through photographs taken in the heat of the action, readers will follow one of the wars most important campaigns, as ground gained is measured in painstaking inches and every alley, every street corner, every window might be the last.
LC Classification NumberDS557.8.H83H364 2007
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