Mark Bowden is the author of thirteen books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down and the Sunday Times bestseller Killing Pablo. He reported at the Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty years and now writes for the Atlantic, Vanity Fair, and other magazines. He is also the writer in residence at the University of Delaware. His most recent book is The Three Battles of Wanat: And Other True Stories.
The book is a mighty piece of work, and as fine an account of a
battle as you will likely read. Hell, I wish I had written it.
*The Times*
Meticulously analytical... excellent... gives us the clearest
picture yet of what happened in Vietnam
*USA Today*
Hue 1968 is a meticulous and vivid retelling of an important
battle.
*New York Times*
An extraordinary feat of journalism... To understand what it is to
be human, you must understand war, which is unique to our species.
In Hue 1968, we read about humanity placed in a crucible, out of
which comes both refined steel and slag. Here the best and worst of
human behaviour is exposed in glaring light.
*Wall Street Journal*
Hue 1968 will tell you all you need to know about the most deadly
urban fighting involving US troops in Vietnam...a heck of a story -
and, depending on your perspective - a disturbing one... the bulk
of the evidence in his book comes from interviews with
eyewitnesses. The pains he took to amass this material are truly
remarkable, and he is to be congratulated for including all sides
in his sweep.
*Times Literary Supplement*
Bowden tells this story with a power and a wealth of detail that no
previous history of this offensive has approached - this is another
instantly-recognizable classic of military history.
*Christian Science Monitor*
Hue 1968 is, by far, the most comprehensive (and balanced) coverage
on this battle I've seen.
*Brigadier General Mike Downs, USMC (ret.)*
Hue 1968 unravels one of the great mysteries of our time... Did the
Battle of Hue end up as a victory or defeat? The answer depends on
who's asking and who's telling. Bowden takes on both roles and does
it well.
*Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Krohn (ret.), author of THE LOST
BATTALION OF TET*
This book is a tragic tale of misunderstanding but also one of
great heroism and sacrifice by those who fought in the streets of
Hue and in the nearby rice paddies and villages.
*Brigadier General Howard T. Prince II, USMC (ret.), Commanding
Officer, Bravo Company, 5/7 Cavalry, 1968*
There is no more complete, accurate and detailed book. It reads
like a novel even though is it made up almost exclusively of very
personal accounts.
*John Wear, president of the USMC Vietnam Tankers Association*
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