Using firsthand accounts and rare documents, Hammel narrates the battle for Hue and evaluates the political implications of victory for the Allies and defeat for North Vietna

Includes maps of: Vietnam; I Corps Tactical Zone; Hue Area; Hue; Citadel; Downtown Hue; Thon La Chu Area; 5/7 Cavalry Assault, February 12, 1968; 5/7 Cavalry Final Assault, February 21, 1968.

General offensive-general uprising -- Assault on Hue -- Into the fog -- The treasury -- Thon Que Chu -- The hospital -- Provincial headquarters -- The citadel -- T-T woods -- The flagpole.