Battle of Hue private tour (battle of Hue tour) - 1968 Tet Offensive urban warfare battlefield history tour
In 1968, the Tet offensive took place simultaneously all over South Vietnam in more than 100 towns and cities. The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. One of the major battles of the Tet offensive is the Battle of Hue of which intense fighting lasted for a month, resulting in the destruction of the city. According to Mark Bowden, author of the 2017 book "Hue 1968", "With nearly half a century of hindsight, Hue deserves to be widely remembered as the single bloodiest battle of the war, one of its defining events, and one of the most intense urban battles in American history,"
Battle of Hue private tour (battle of Hue tour) - 1968 Tet Offensive urban warfare battlefield history tour
In the morning, our guide will meet and greet you at your hotel in Hue city. You'll have a morning walking tour around the New city or modern city in the southern bank of Perfume river to learn about the Battle for Southern Hue (operation of Hue City) characterized by Lt Col Ernie Cheatham tactics as 'room by room, house to house, block by block urban fighting (1/1 Marines, 2/5 Marines). We'll have a stroll to visit block by block as it was during the battle in 1968. First the Old MACV compound, the University, the M48 Zippo flamethrower gate, the Causeway, then the Jeanne d'Arc Church, Jeanne d'Arc High School, the Treasury and Post Office complex, the Hospital, the Prison where 2000 VC cadres were released during the battle, and the Provincial building (Thua Thien Provincial Admin Complex)
Battle of Hue private tour (battle of Hue tour) - 1968 Tet Offensive urban warfare battlefield history tour
You'll have coffee break and lunch before continuing our battlefield tour of Hue city in the afternoon. Local delicious gastronomy is waiting for you at local restaurant.
After lunch, we'll take a dragon boat from LCU ramp (right next to Doc Lao park/Doc Lap park) to admire the Nguyen Hoang bridge (Truong Tien bridge) (destroyed on 7 Feb by NVA sappers) crossing Perfume river (Huong river) from under. The boat ride will take you to the North bank of the river for touring battle sites of the Battle for the Citadel like Thuong Tu gate(where Chuck Meadows and his 160 mean company tried to break through during the 1st day of the battle 31st Jan 1968), Dong Ba gate, Tay Loc airfield, ARVN 1st Divison Headquarter, West Gate, and the Southwest gate before going back to your hotel. During the battle for the Citadel, Walter Cronkite - a CBS reporter said: "It is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy and did the best they could."
Bonus stops (on request): Phu Cam cathedral, An Cuu bridge (destroyed in late 3 early 4 February by VC sappers to stop Marines resupply)
Battle of Hue private tour (battle of Hue tour) - 1968 Tet Offensive urban warfare battlefield history tour
Tour price: $US190/group of 2 persons (+$US50/person)
Inclusive: transport, tour guide (Tam Le), driver, dragon boat ride on Perfume river, local delicious lunch, coffee break, water, iconic photo stops
Exclusive: gratuity, personal expense
Battle of Hue private tour (battle of Hue tour) - 1968 Tet Offensive urban warfare battlefield history tour
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