The 1968 Tet Offensive Battles
The
1968 Tet Offensive Battles
of
Quang Tri City and Hue
U.S. Army Center of Military History 103 Third Avenue, Building 35, Collins Hall
Fort McNair, D.C. 20319-5058
The 1968 Tet Offensive Battles
of Quang Tri City and Hue
by Erik Villard
Contents
Page Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v The 1968 Tet Offensive Battles of Quang Tri City and Hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The 1st Cavalry Division Moves North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Assault on Quang Tri City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Enter the Cavalry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Target: Hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A City Besieged: 31 January?1 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Thon La Chu: 2?10 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 The Fight for the Triangle and the Citadel: 2?10 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 West of Hue: 11?20 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Stalemate in the Citadel: 11?20 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Final Push: 20?25 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Aftermath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Maps 1. I Corps Tactical Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. The Battle of Quang Tri City: Original Allied Situation, 31 January 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3. The Battle of Quang Tri City: Enemy Attack, 31 January 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4. The Battle of Quang Tri City: 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div Counterattack, 31 January 1968 . . . . 20 5. The Battle of Hue: Enemy Attack, 30?31 January 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 6. The Battle of Hue: Friendly Situation, 31 January?2 February 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 7. The Battle of Hue: Friendly Situation, 2?10 February 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 8. The Battle of Hue: Enemy Situation, 11?20 February 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 9. The Battle of Hue: Friendly Situation, 11?20 February 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 10. The Battle of Hue: Friendly Situation, 21?25 February 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Illustrations Quang Tri City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hue Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Illustrations courtesy of the following: p. 9, Jim Singer; p. 26, Department of the Army files.
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