Hue
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...Japanese mined iron ore in the area. In the Vietnam War , Hue was the scene of the longest and heaviest fighting of the Tet offensive (Jan. Feb., 1968); some 4,000 civilians were killed and most of the city, including the palaces and tombs...