"Hue: what to see 50 years after Vietnam war’s Tet..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Oct 2018 8:58 p.m. PST |
… offensive nearly destroyed the historic city. "Sipping warm ginger tea in the Truong Du pavilion and watching the soft rainfall on to the glassy surface of the ornate carp pond, it's hard to imagine that fifty years ago, this tranquil part of Hue's historic citadel was the scene of one of the most intense and bloody battles of the Vietnam war. The pavilion is part of the splendid Dien Tho Palace, once the exclusive preserve of the imperial queen mother, where she would take the air and exchange court gossip with her coterie of loyal ladies-in- waiting. It's part of the Imperial City in Vietnam's former capital, designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1993…."
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Eleve de Vauban  | 18 Oct 2018 2:39 a.m. PST |
An interesting photo of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny meeting some Vietnamese vets who are wearing their Croix de Guerre medals. I don't know who the Vietnamese dignitary is – the Emperor perhaps? |
| jdpintex | 18 Oct 2018 6:24 a.m. PST |
Beautiful city. HOT AS HELL in March. But a lot of the older buildings have been destroyed. It is easy to see why the city was so hard to take back from the VC. |
 Legion 4 | 18 Oct 2018 6:51 a.m. PST |
The old OOP game company "Conflict" had an excellent game about Hue. Very well done and informative … |
| Tango01 | 18 Oct 2018 12:02 p.m. PST |
Glad you like the photo my friend…. Amicalement
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examines another house in this series.