David Petraeus speaks with Vietnam magazine on the lessons of the war and their impact on the senior military leadership.
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Book Review: Who Will Go / Into the Son Tay POW Camp
Author Terry Buckler gives readers an inside view of the planning, execution and outcome of the famous Special Operations mission targeting the Son Tay POW camp.
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What Did It Mean When Convoy Escorts Hoisted a Black Flag?
References mention that Allied convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic would sometimes raise this ominous-sounding alert. But why?
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Tough Turkey: Why Grumman’s TBF Avenger Was the Ultimate Torpedo Bomber
Like the barrage balloon and the assault glider, the torpedo bomber is a weapon […]
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A Closer Look at the B-52G Stratofortress Bomber
The B-52 is expected to remain in service through the 2030s—a remarkable achievement for an aircraft many considered obsolete in 1970.
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Flying the World in Pan Am’s Clippers: When Airline Travel Was an Adventure
The big flying boats of the 1930s and ’40s offered passengers more timely international travel without sacrificing the comforts of a cruise ship
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Red Tape: Inside the Viet Cong’s Revolutionary Bureaucracy
Communist fighters in Vietnam relied on a complex network of agents behind the scenes to carry out their plans
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China’s Type 79 Submachine Gun
The Chinese Type 79 submachine gun was used in a war in Vietnam between former communist allies after U.S. forces left.
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Raw Courage: Clerks, Cooks and Mechanics Fought Off Viet Cong Sappers
Soldiers in noncombat roles repelled an attack by communist sappers, the most highly trained of all North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces
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‘Taking Fire!’ Memoir Details Hunter-Killer Scout Missions
A former scout helicopter pilot details his experiences during a 1969-70 combat tour with the air cavalry of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment