Historical information

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.

Physical description

Booklet by Kenneth Gee. 10 pages of graphic black and white images of bodies and ugliness of war.

Inscriptions & markings

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.