Reddit reviews Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

You are correct, got my VN battles mixed up. There was speculation that Khe Sanh was a diversion for the Tet Offensive, which Hue was a part of. This is a great book on the subject if you're interested:

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https://www.amazon.com/Hue-1968-Turning-American-Vietnam/dp/0802127002/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0/138-7381523-0850412?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=A47R6QEBPB0VJZGVXCWH

I would recommend--

Fiction:

• Fields of Fire by James Webb
  
• My Dying Breath by Ben Reed
  
• Charlie Mike by Leonard B. Scott
  
• The Last Run by Leonard. B Scott (sequel to Charlie Mike)
  
• The Hill also also by Scott
  
  Non-fiction:
  
  
• The Boys of '67 by Andrew Wiest
  
• Hue 1968 by Mark Bowden
  

Highly recommended reading based on the Battle of Hue

Just going to add. There's another, very good book that was released a few years back by Mark Bowden of Black Hawk Down fame. It covers it from all sides including this story, although obviously not as detailed given the focus.

Michael Mann is directing a docu on FX on this book which will be interesting. It will likely be in the mould of look at everything from all angles documentary-style that Ken Burns and Lynn Novick revived, rather than the guitar-riff and exaggerated adjective heavy style.