The individual rotation policy was, in hindsight, clearly one of the worst ideas of the Vietnam War. At the time, however, military planners had few options.
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Sapper Attack in the A Shau During the Vietnam War
Fire Support Base Cunningham dominated the A Shau Valley. The sappers of the North Vietnamese Army’s 812th Regiment were ordered to destroy it.
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The Rise and Fall of America’s Top P-51 Mustang Ace
With 27 1/2 confirmed aerial kills, George Preddy—the top-scoring Mustang ace of World War II—was undefeated until he ran into friendly fire on Christmas Day during the 1944 Ardennes offensive.
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Frank Hawks: The Legendary Speed Flying King
Frank Hawks was over the Pacific Ocean in a tropical storm at 18,000 feet when the engine of the prototype Northrop Gamma 2-E dive bomber he was piloting coughed and suddenly stopped running.
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Zeppelin World Cruise: Globe Trotting Leviathan
Graf Zeppelin‘s epic around-the-world flight was a mixed experience for passengers and crew alike — but the airship would go on to log more than 1 million miles.
By Eric Niderost
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Letter From December 2006 American History Magazine
Coming Home to Roost About this time of year in 1918, America was mobilizing […]
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1918 Spanish Influenza Outbreak: The Enemy Within
In the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis, can a government protect the welfare of its citizens at home while rushing millions of troops to battlefields half a world away? In 1918 America faced just such a challenge.
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General Bragg’s Impossible Dream: Take Kentucky
The 1862 invasion of Kentucky had great promise, but disappointing results.
By Frank van der Linden
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Letter from November 2006 Military History
Career Crossroads Some turns affect not only lives, but how posterity regards those lives. […]
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Battle of Cold Harbor: The Folly and Horror
The blame for a broad command failure that led to 7,000 unnecessary Union casualties in a single hour applies to more than just the commander in chief.
By Robert N. Thompson