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Author Archives: Zita Ballinger Fletcher

Zita is the editor of both Military History Quarterly and Vietnam Magazine. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in military history. She received an award from the National Federation of Press Women in 2022 for her editing work on Vietnam Magazine. She has written numerous military history books, articles and book reviews and is also an award-winning author. Her book “Bernard Montgomery’s Art of War” won a Silver Medal from the Military Writers Society of America. She is fluent in German and is a member of the U.K. Military Historical Society. Her areas of interest include the Vietnam War and World Wars I and II, with a focus on Great Britain, Germany and Eastern Europe.

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Is Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Really Anti-Irish? And Where Did That Stereotype Come From, Anyway?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/29/20229/29/2022
Mathew Brady Memorial Ceremony
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Mathew Brady Was a Genius. His New Monument Lives Up to That Reputation.

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher and Melissa A. Winn9/26/20229/27/2022
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Book Review: ‘British Cavalryman Versus German Cavalryman: Belgium and France 1914’ 

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/19/20229/19/2022
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The Life Guards: The UK’s Enduring Military Tradition  

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/19/202210/26/2022
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When a WWI German Zeppelin Tried to Bomb Edinburgh Castle — and Missed

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/16/20229/16/2022
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The Lasting Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/8/20229/9/2022
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He Went Missing in Vietnam in 1970. His Hometown Didn’t Forget Him.

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/7/20229/7/2022
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80 Years After El Alamein, German Soldiers’ Remains Discovered in Egypt

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/30/20228/30/2022
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Famous Vietnam War Photographer Tim Page Dead At 78

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/26/20228/26/2022
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This Viking King’s Name Lives on in Bluetooth Technology. His Burial Site Is a Mystery.

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/26/20228/29/2022

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