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The Vietnam War: Why It Was Impossible for the U.S. to Stay Uninvolved
U.S. complicity in the overthrow of South Vietnam’s president made it impossible to stay uninvolved in the war.
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Combat Tracker Teams: Dodging an Elusive Enemy
Trained by New Zealand’s elite Special Air Services, Combat Tracker Teams were intended to give American units a decisive edge over VC in the jungle.
Posted inInterview
Interview: Harvey Barnum / Vietnam Veteran and MoH Recipient
In-country for just two weeks, artillery forward observer Harvey Barnum assumed command of Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, during a Viet Cong ambush.
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USS Westchester County: Attacked During the Vietnam War
When VC frogmen struck USS Westchester County, they inflicted the Navy’s greatest single-incident combat loss of the war.
Posted inFeature
Railroad’s Critical Role in the Civil War
The Civil War is renowned for the introduction and employment of many new weapons, including rifled artillery, machine guns and submarines. To this list should also be added railroad weapons, which were the predecessors of modern armored fighting vehicles.
Posted inWeapons & Gear Manual
When Britain’s Harriers Ruled the Falklands Skies
The road to wedding helicopter ascents with fixed-wing speed was paved with bizarre flying contraptions.
Posted inStories
Five TBM Avenger Bombers Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
A re-examination of the probable fate of five TBM Avengers that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle during a routine training mission.