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Author Archives: Jon Guttman

Photo of the Puerto Rico–based 65th U.S. Infantry (aka Borinqueneers) who saw action in Korea.
Posted inInterview

The Project That Puts U.S. Veterans First

by Jon Guttman11/3/202311/1/2023
judas-maccabeus
Posted inStories

Top 10 Commanders Who Became Unlikely Stars of Military History

by Jon Guttman10/2/202310/2/2023
Posted inFeature

The Battle of Surigao Strait: The Last Battleship Duel

by Jon Guttman9/28/20239/29/2023
Posted inStories

When Communist Forces Turned to Tank Warfare to Seize South Vietnam

by Jon Guttman9/20/20239/20/2023
Posted inStories

World War II’s Most Savage Submarine Commanders

by Jon Guttman9/8/20239/8/2023
This 1772 portrait of then Colonel George Washington—the earliest known depiction of the future president.
Posted inPortfolio

Clothes May Not Make the Man, But These Commanders’ Personal Effects Are Instantly Recognizable

by Jon Guttman9/8/20237/25/2023
Illustration of a ‘Little Willie’ Landship.
Posted inWeapons & Gear Manual

At the Outset of WWI, Winston Churchill Gave ‘Little Willie’ His Marching Orders

by Jon Guttman8/18/20237/25/2023
Posted inStories

Mystery Ship: Can you identify this winged Quasimodo?

by Jon Guttman8/10/20238/10/2023
alfred-dreyfus-prison
Posted inFeature

A Look at the Dreyfus Affair: Why Was This Soldier Betrayed?

by Jon Guttman8/4/20238/10/2023
South Vietnamese citizens try to board a bus out of Saigon in the frenzied last days before the capital fell. A new book details the efforts of an American banker to help some of his Vietnamese colleagues escape. Book cover, Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old American Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians.
Posted inReview

Book Review: Getting Out of Saigon / How a 27-Year-Old American Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians

by Jon Guttman6/29/20234/26/2024

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