In Agent Orange: History, Science and the Politics of Uncertainty, author Edwin Martini finds there is no evidence to support claims that the military and policymakers knew about the dangers of Agent Orange in the early 1960s but chose to ignore them
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Farewell to CSM Basil Plumley
In tribute to Command Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, who died in October 2012, journalist Joe Galloway reflects on the three-war career of Plumley, with whom he forged a deep bond during the desperate 1965 fighting at Ia Drang
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Will the side with the fanciest uniform win?
Dear Military History Professor, Years ago I read of a law or effect which […]
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Chuck Hagel Leads 50th Anniversary Advisory Group
Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel was tapped by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in October […]
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Review – Honor Denied: The Truth About Air America and the CIA
Honor Denied: The Truth About Air America and the CIA, by Allen Cates, acknowledges the CIA was a frequent flyer on Air America, but its real owner was the U.S. government
Veterans Spotlight
“Let us tell a story of a generation that came home, and how—even though […]
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“A Walk in the Sun” Student Film
Ohio high school students make a documentary about the 1965 Ia Drang Battle at LZ Albany
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Book Review: The Last Full Measure, by Michael Stephenson
Author Michael Stephenson cites soldiers’ firsthand accounts of death in combat in his ambitious albeit flawed book The Last Full Measure.
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Letter From Military History – November 2012
Football analogies may work well toward explaining traditional combat but not so much modern-day unconventional warfare.
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Book Review: Those Who Have Borne the Battle, by James Wright
James Wright’s Those Who Have Borne the Battle looks at the men and women who have served during America’s wars, from the revolution to modern day, and how Americans at large have treated those warriors.