The learning curve for U.S. forces running convoy operations in Vietnam was steep. A […]
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ARVN 81st Airborne Ranger Group
The rangers shielded their eyes while the UH-1 slicks slowly hovered down to the […]
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Douglas Pike On the Tragedy of Our Times
Tough questions remained even for the man who arguably knew the intricacies of Vietnam […]
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Cavalry commander Lee Lewane
In the space of 30 days in 1966, the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment […]
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Unsung Hero in the Amazing Rescue of Bat 21 Bravo
South Vietnamese SEAL Nguyen Van Kiet’s courage and cunning got a downed airman past […]
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Funny Money
U.S. Military Payment Certificates were an integral part of the Vietnam experience, and like […]
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Back to Ia Drang
At Ia Drang in 1965, they fought each other with an intimate, bloody ferocity […]
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What Took the North So Long?
THE CIVIL WAR DEVASTATED THE SOUTH AND SAVAGED THE ARMIES OF BOTH SIDES, exacting […]
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Military History Book Review: American Admiralship
American Admiralship: The Art of Naval Command by Edgar F. Puryear Jr., Zenith Press, […]
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The Limping Lady Spy
By any measure, Virginia Hall is one of America’s two greatest female war heroes. […]