David T. Zabecki, Author at HistoryNet

Photo of Brice H. Barnes.

This Soldier Risked His Life to Rescue Civilians From a Battle in Vietnam

by David T. Zabecki2/20/20242/20/2024

1st Lt. Brice H. Barnes was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his selfless actions.

Photo of Sir Julian Stafford Corbett. British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era. C.1920

This British Strategist Lacked Military Experience, But His Theories Were Borne Out During Both World Wars

by David T. Zabecki2/16/20242/13/2024

What’s More Engaging Than a War Movie? This Documentary About the Filming of War Movies

by David T. Zabecki2/9/20242/9/2024

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This German General Made a Deal with the Devil

by David T. Zabecki1/23/20241/25/2024

Photo of Little Round Top, at Gettysburg National Military Park, Pa., offers a sweeping view. From this hill, on the left end of the Union line, Lt. Col. Joshua Chamberlain led the 20th Maine Volunteers in a bayonet counterattack against the 15th Alabama Infantry and other Confederate units on July 2, 1863.

The World’s Most Visitor-Friendly Battlefields

by David T. Zabecki12/22/202312/28/2023

Photo of German storm troops laden with equipment have to advance over open but broken ground. The enemy know of their approach because of a preliminary barrage.

How Do World War I’s Top Generals Stack up?

by David T. Zabecki12/15/202311/3/2023

Photo of a Marine mine sweep team checks a road west of Ca Lu for enemy mines in 1968, a duty performed every morning.

How Did Land Mine Warfare Work in Vietnam?

by David T. Zabecki11/15/202311/15/2023

Photo of Crewmen on board the Monitor, a "battleship" of the U. S. Navy's River Assault Force, fires 40 mm shells toward enemy positions in a jungle during recent operations in the Mekong Delta. The concept of riverine operations dates back to the U. S. Civil War and was used to divide the South in that conflict. In Vietnam, the Monitor is part of a flotilla which provides support to U. S. ground combat troops.

All You Need to Know About Riverine Operations in Vietnam

by David T. Zabecki9/11/20239/11/2023

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The Man Behind Monty

by David T. Zabecki8/29/20238/30/2023

Photo of Adelbert F. Waldron III with rifle.

Meet the Highest-Scoring Sniper of the Vietnam War

by David T. Zabecki8/24/20238/30/2023