Was it worth it? /
During the Tet offensive of 1968, the North Vietnamese army had staged through the A Shau Valley an entire division and other VC forces for its massive attacks on Hue and Da Nang. Those attacks were a moral victory for the North, but militarily, they were a disaster. In the battle for Hue alone, the...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
| Published: |
London, England :
Entertainment One Ltd.,
2005.
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| Series: | American history in video
Heart of darkness: Vietnam War chronicles ; 5 |
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| Summary: | During the Tet offensive of 1968, the North Vietnamese army had staged through the A Shau Valley an entire division and other VC forces for its massive attacks on Hue and Da Nang. Those attacks were a moral victory for the North, but militarily, they were a disaster. In the battle for Hue alone, the NVA lost over 5,000 men. By early 1969, it was becoming apparent to the MACV, Military Assistance Command Vietnam and 24 corps' staffs that A Shau Valley was once again an area of high NVA activity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (video file (45 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 00:44:49 |