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Photo of refugees fleeing Seoul, heading south as Communist forces advance from the north during the Korean War in January 1951. ROK Air Force Col. Han Jin-Hwan’s family lost their possessions during the North Korean occupation of Seoul. He believed his country owed a debt to the U.S. for its assistance during the war.
Posted inInterview

His Father was Kidnapped By Communists. He Went To America’s Aid in the Vietnam War

by M.G. Haynes1/26/20241/26/2024

Republic of Korea veteran Han Jin-Hwan felt it was his duty to take part in the Vietnam War. He shares his story with Vietnam magazine.

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Book Review: Showing A New Side to Rommel At War

by Jerry D. Morelock1/26/20241/26/2024

MHQ Senior Editor Jerry Morelock reviews “Erwin Rommel: First War, A New Look At Infantry Attacks.”

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Stetson Invented the Cowboy Hat, Westerners Gave It Wings

by David Lauterborn1/26/202411/7/2023

Frontier luminaries Buffalo Bill and Tom Mix spread its fame, but everyday cowboys made it their own.

Posted inStories

How the Cast of ‘Masters of the Air’ Transformed into the Bloody 100th

by Sarah Sicard1/25/20241/25/2024

The much-anticipated “Masters of the Air,” debuts Friday on Apple TV+

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Posted inStories

Did This Vietnamese Pilot Really Shoot Down a B-52?

by Jon Guttman1/24/20241/19/2024

Maybe not, but the Soviets sent him into space anyway.

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Posted inFeature

This German General Made a Deal with the Devil

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

German General Ludwig Beck
supported the Nazis—until he didn’t. He paid with his life.

Photo of the bungalow of Fred and Ma Barker where both were slain after a four hour gun battle with the F.B.I.
Posted inFeature

A ‘School of Crime, With Ma Barker Their Teacher’

by Mark Carlson1/23/20241/17/2024

No argument that Kate Barker and her sons and cohorts were outlaws. But were they really as deviant as Herbert Hoover believed?

Posted inReview

The SVD Dragunov Rifle Was a Deadly Menace in Vietnam

by Jon Guttman1/23/20241/23/2024

U.S. intel agencies allegedly placed a bounty on this formidable weapon.

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Posted inFeature

Was George Armstrong Custer Really A Terrible Strategist?

by Jerry D. Morelock1/23/20243/31/2024

Did Custer simply walk into disaster at the Little Bighorn? Here’s an in-depth look at his last military decisions.

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Posted inStories

Did Egyptian Belly Dancers Act As Spies in World War II?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher1/22/20241/22/2024

Egyptian cabaret belly dancing was all the rage in North Africa. Was it one of the war’s secret weapons?

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