Sent in to relieve South Vietnamese troops guarding the Da Nang Air Base, the conflict quickly escalated
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Angels of the Battlefield: Nurses in Vietnam
Nurses who served in Vietnam gave much and received little.
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‘The York Patrol’ Book Review
James Carl Nelson delivers an interesting yet imperfect account of the WWI American hero and the trials that befell him over the years
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Remains of Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Recovered 70 Years After His Death
Despite the grim conditions of POW Chinese Camp 5, the chaplain remained indefatigable until the end
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Robert Utley: Revisting Sitting Bull
In his new book about the Lakota leader and his people Utley continues to plumb the depths of Western history
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Military History Book Review: Churchill’s Bunker
Churchill’s Bunker: The Cabinet War Rooms and the Culture of Secrecy in Wartime London, by […]
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This Ordinary Virginia Park Was Once a Training Ground for Spies
Prince William Forest Park has 37 miles of hiking trails—and a secret past.
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Guy Ritchie Set to Direct WWII Film ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
Ritchie is teaming up with Jerry Bruckheimer, acclaimed producer of “Top Gun,” to bring the exploits of Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) to the big screen.
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How One of the Smartest US Presidents Crashed and Burned
The Great Depression made a laughing stock of ‘Great Engineer’ Herbert Hoover’s faith in efficiency.
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Culture Clash: East vs. West
Despite an ugly clash of egos at the top, the Union Army’s 20th Corps proved in Georgia that eastern and western troops could find common ground in battle