Forty years after North Vietnamese patrol boats reportedly attacked U.S. destroyers, the sequence of events surrounding the Gulf of Tonkin incident is finally coming into clearer focus.
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Dalton Gang’s Raid on Coffeyville
The object of the Daltons’ raid on the peaceful little Kansas town was to rob two banks at once, and the job called for five raiders… or were there six?
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Operation Torch: Sub-Task Force Goalpost Capture Port Lyautey
In the crucible of Operation Torch, the men of Sub-Task Force Goalpost received their baptism of fire capturing the Moroccan town of Port Lyautey.
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How Harry Hopkins Became One of the Most Influential Persons in FDR’s Life
Lacking an official title for most of his years in Washington, Harry Hopkins came to be known as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ‘Deputy President.’
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Abraham Lincoln: Commander in Chief
Although he lacked the military experience, President Abraham Lincoln took on active direction of the Union war effort, influencing and managing events and generals in every field of operations.
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Boastful Bill Longley: Cold-blooded Texas Killer
He once boasted that he had killed 32 men, and legend has it that he was hanged three times.
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The Last Days of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
After fleeing to Argentina, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid blazed a new outlaw trail that ended in a shootout high in the Bolivian Andes.
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Bat Masterson and the Sweetwater Shootout
Bat Masterson’s legend began at a backwater hamlet in the Texas panhandle when young Bat and a disgruntled 4th Cavalry soldier engaged in a deadly gunfight.
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Marine Alternative to Search and Destroy
The U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Program (CAP) just might have been a viable alternative to MACV’s ‘big battalions’ strategy.
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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.