Following a month of intense, bloody street fighting during the 1968 Tet Offensive, the city of Hue in Vietnam became the site of mass graves for approximately 2,800 bodies of civilians and South Vietnamese officials. They were executed by North Vietnamese forces in what is called the Hue Massacre, which lasted for 26 days from 31 January 1968. The graves were located in and around the city, Object collected by WO2 Robert Palmer Matthews (# 34974) of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps.Booklet by Kenneth Gee. 10 pages of graphic black and white images of bodies and ugliness of war.The Graves of Hue/ By Kenneth Gee/ A short story of the use of terror/ as a political weapon by the/ communists in South Vietnam.booklet, the graves of hue, kenneth gee, vietnam, atrocities - vietnam, vietcong, hue, hue massacre, tet offensive

This is part of a collection that was donated by Aircraftman John Edwin Joseph Dolling (A119056) who served with the RAAF. He served in Vietnam with No 2 Squadron from Jan 71 to Jun 71 and No.1 Operational Support Unit from Jun 71 to Jan 72. He was also a linguist.A black and white photograph of people Vietnamese people burying their loved ones in a trench. There are several people in the trench and nearby the trench. This photograph was taken during the Tet Offensive 1968. On the back of the photograph there is a stamp from the Republic of Vietnam, Ministry of Information.aircraftman john edwin joseph dolling, a119056, raaf, royal australian air force, no 2 squadron, no. 1 operational support unit, australian linguist, photograph, tet offensive (1968), hue, republic of vietnam, ministry of information, mass burial

The cit of Hue is one of he saddest cities of our earth, no simply because of what happened there in February, 1968, unthinkalbe as that was. 1961-1975 - atrocities, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns - vietnam - hue, terrorism - vietnam, battle of hue, communist, tet offensive, vietcong

Mark Taylor offers an interdisciplinary approact to the Vietnam War - a popular but complex sugject that has been discussed in differing ways by historians. 1961-1975 -- historiography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- motion pictures and the war, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- literature and the conflict, hue, my lai massacre, battle of khe sanh

Advisors Bill Brown and Lester Bootes inspecting the final resting places of these HUE civilians who were massacred during the enemies twenty five day occupation of the city in February 1968hue, hue occupation, photograph