The year was 1965. There was a war going on in Southeast Asia, but […]
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Book Review: Perfect Spy / The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An
Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and […]
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Flying With the Enemy
Déjà vu: I was back in Vietnam in a helicopter. The distinctive “whop-whop” of […]
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25 years of healing power at The Wall
One of the unfortunate legacies of the Vietnam War is that the United States […]
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Arsenal: The T-54 Tank
One of the defining symbols of the endgame of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam […]
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Daily Quiz for November 19, 2018
At Arlington National Cemetery, the Unknown Soldier from this war was later identified and returned to his family
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The long-dead hand of S.L.A. Marshall misleads historians
One of the most widely read military historians of the 20th century, S.L.A. Marshall […]
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Stars and Stripes and Strife
Americans first embraced their national symbol during the Civil War. In subsequent wars, our […]
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Voice: Dreams of Dominance Collide With Reality
In the wake of the Cold War, a quartet of ideas emerged that seemed […]
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Why Military History Matters
Life is a series of challenges, obstacles and setbacks. And the history of conflict […]