The breathtakingly sleek Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was designed for a purpose that was too far ahead of its time.
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Women Who Have Taken Up Arms Throughout History
Throughout history women have taken up arms for all kinds of reasons. Here are the stories of eight who went to war—and why.
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Alpha 6 ‘Just Disappeared’: What Happened to the Company’s Captain?
As the platoon trekked across Vietnam to set up defenses in Thu Duc, their commander suddenly ‘fell’ into an unexpected situation.
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Samuel Fuller and The Big Red One
Samuel Fuller reinvented the American war movie with such gritty classics as The Steel Helmet, Fixed Bayonets, and The Big Red One.
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh? The Evolution of a Self-Described ‘Professional Revolutionary’
How communist North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh developed his thoughts and theories on war
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Shadows of Indochina
During the 1946–54 First Indochina War, French-led guerrillas fought an ultimately losing battle deep within communist territory
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Operation Spring High: Thuds vs. SAMs
The first attack against North Vietnamese SA-2 missile sites devolved into a debacle of dummy targets and downed aircraft, but it forced military leaders to find ways to counter the new threat
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When the Wives of POWs Took on the U.S. Government
A group of POW wives put pressure on Washington by shining a spotlight on their husbands’ suffering at the hands of the North Vietnamese.
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Learning a Lesson the Hard Way
Columnist Robert Bateman remembers a West Point lecture gone awry