In Agent Orange: History, Science and the Politics of Uncertainty, author Edwin Martini finds there is no evidence to support claims that the military and policymakers knew about the dangers of Agent Orange in the early 1960s but chose to ignore them
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Arsenal – North Vietnam’s Mi-6 “Hook”
North Vietnam’s Soviet-built Mi-6 Hook went into service in 1962 as the world’s largest and fastest helicopter
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Farewell to CSM Basil Plumley
In tribute to Command Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, who died in October 2012, journalist Joe Galloway reflects on the three-war career of Plumley, with whom he forged a deep bond during the desperate 1965 fighting at Ia Drang
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Who was the youngest Army Air Force Pilot?
Dear Ask Mr. History, Several years ago, a lot was made about President Bush […]
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Daily Quiz for January 8, 2013
This U.S. presidential son served as the president of the College of William and Mary.
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Daily Quiz for January 7, 2013
The first use of an American helicopter in a combat situation occurred in this year.
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Daily Quiz for January 6, 2013
This man, once a private in the French Army, rose to become King of Sweden and Norway.
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Daily Quiz for January 5, 2013
This gun designer served time in prison for second degree murder.
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Lithuania vs. U.S.S.R.: A Secret Hot Fight in the Cold War
The Soviet postwar occupation of Lithuania sparked bitter resistance from partisans known as the Forest Brothers
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M29 Davy Crockett: King of the Atomic Frontier?
Developed during the Cold War to counter Soviet armor, the M29 recoilless spigot gun could fire nuclear-tipped warheads at close-range targets.