New insights—from intelligence archives of the United States and North Vietnam—highlight the genesis 50 […]
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Doc Parker: Chopper Surgeon, Door Gunner
When not manning a machine gun, Lyle Parker’s job was to keep the men […]
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Rolling Thunder: After More Than 25 Years, Closure at Last
A downed pilot, his daughter and the ring that brought peace of mind. Robin […]
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Valor at Dai Do
When the fighting of April 30-May 3, 1968, was finished, there were two Medals […]
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To Tell the World: Wives of POWs
The wives of POWs in Hanoi’s most notorious prison camp raised their voices to […]
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Rescue at Kham Duc
Intrepid pilots maneuvered planes through gunfire and wreckage to land and pick up troops […]
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The Man Who Knew No Fear: General Lucian K. Truscott
Lucian K. Truscott Jr. had a voice like gravel, a brain for combat, and a heartfelt grasp of the soldiering life
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Storms of Steel
Artillery barrages from U.S. Army fire support bases proved devastatingly effective in both offensive […]
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Book Review: U.S. Combat Shotguns
U.S. Combat Shotguns by Leroy Thompson, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, England, 2013 The shotgun, scattering […]
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Deadly Mistake on Hamburger Hill
On the ridges of what would be called Hamburger Hill for the way troops […]