city. a flowing, gorgeous thing. as you ride, you not only see, but overhear a hundred intimate moments in miniature.oking issuing from storefronts and food stalls. the sounds of beeping, laughing. announcements from speakers, the putt putt and roar of a million tiny engines. hue's place in history long regarded as the heart of the imperial dynasty changed forever during the vietnam war. ♪ in 1968, hue became the site of some of the most bitter fighting of the war. during the lunar new year, the tet holiday, usually there was a sensation of hostilities, more than 100 cities all over south vietnam were attacked by the north vietnamese and vc. hue quickly fell. you have seen these images. it was footage like this that turned finally a great part of the american public against the war. the u.s. marines fought house to house to retake the city. a vicious 3 1/2-week-long battle. eventually, artillery and air support were called in. the city was saved. and, of course, largely destroyed in the saving. the civilian population caught in the cross fire were equally devastated. the north vietnamese to their end