Reviewed by Earl Tilford By James H. Willbanks University of Kansas Press, Manhattan, Kan., […]
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Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh (Book Review)
Reviewed by Robert L. Bateman By John Prados and Ray W. Stubbe Annapolis, MD: […]
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The Battle of An Loc (Book Review)
Reviewed by Captain Carl O. Schuster, U.S. Navy (ret.) By James Willbanks Indiana University […]
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Launch the Intruders: A Naval Attack Squadron in the Vietnam War, 1972 (Book Review)
Reviewed by Lt. Col. James H. Willbanks, U.S. Army (ret.) By Carol Reardon University […]
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Sense of Duty: My Father, My American Journey (Book Review)
Reviewed by Lt. Col. James H. Willbanks, U.S. Army (ret.) By Quang X. Pham […]
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Interview: Dr. Clarence T. Sasaki / Holding Death at Bay During the Vietnam War
It was nothing short of spectacular—of the Americans wounded in Vietnam who reached medical facilities, 97.5 percent of them survived.
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Commander Arthur R. Lee Recalls a Sapper Attack at Cam Ranh Bay During the Vietnam War
No place in South Vietnam, not even the huge base at Cam Ranh Bay, was secure from the surprise attack by elite sappers.
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Deadly Sapper Attack on Fire Support Base Mary Ann During the Vietnam War
Complacency and confusion contributed to the March 27, 1971, disaster at Fire Support Base Mary Ann.
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The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
The massive earthquake that shook San Francisco to its core in the early hours of April 18, 1906, ignited a howling blaze that threatened total destruction of the city. Action intended to save the city may have added to the chaos, injuries, deaths and damage.
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U.S. Army Captain Thomas Pienta: Firsthand Account of a Vietnam War Helicopter Pilot
All hell broke loose as the ‘Slicks’ approached the landing zone. But you did not break formation. You sucked it up and flew into the bowels of the Grim Reaper.