The French withstood a fierce Viet Minh assault at Na San, but Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap learned to improve his strategy for Dien Bien Phu in 1954
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A Closer Look at the F-8E Crusader
A closer look at the F-8E Crusader, the last U.S. fighter plane with guns as its primary armament.
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Caring for the Fallen: A Soldier’s Duty in the Graves Registration Platoon
I grew up Catholic in a small North Dakota town. Catholic kids were taught […]
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60-Year-Old U-2 Spyplane Still Seeks Out the Enemy
Sixty years after its introduction, Lockheed’s U-2 spyplane continues to serve as America’s eyes in the sky over distant battlefields.
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A Firsthand Account of a CIA Officer in Saigon
The CIA struggled to keep its operation in Vietnam going until the very fall of Saigon.
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Thomas Norris: The Navy SEAL Who Led a Bold Rescue of Two Airmen
Norris led a team of five South Vietnamese navy commandos in a ground rescue.
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David Petraeus, Andrew Roberts Discuss Winston Churchill’s Lessons on Leadership
In a special three-part series for the month of April, the International Churchill Society […]
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The M109 Self-Propelled 155 mm Howitzer: A Perfect Weapon?
Recommended for you In the summer and fall of 1967, the 4th Battalion, 11th […]
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When Truth Spoke to Power
Freedom Rider Jerome Smith stood up to Robert Kennedy with shocking candor about violence against black Americans.
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Captain Harold Barber Remembers the “Chosin Few”
It’s been called the battle that defined the modern Marine Corps. Retired Captain Harold […]