Republic Aircraft’s F-105 Thunderchief, better known as the ‘Thud,’ was the Air Force’s warhorse in Vietnam.
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U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry’s Fourteen Days At Nhi Ha
Sent north to help the Marines, the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, fought a nightmarish battle in the shadow of the DMZ.
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Dr. Wayne P. Olson: An American Civilian Caught in the Midst of the 1968 Tet Offensive
As a makeshift ambulance driver and then as a gunrunner, Tet 68 was an adventure for an American civilian caught in its midst.
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J.R. Bullington’s Firsthand Account: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines in Hue
Disguised as a French priest, an American diplomat survived for more than a week as Hue suffered under North Vietnamese occupation.
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Lt. Col. John E. Gross Recalls the Tet Battles of Bien Hoa and Long Binh
An eyewitness account of the battle for control of Bien Hoa and Long Binh on the first day of the 1968 Tet Offensive.
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Interview: Lester Leggett / the Mission to Capture Hermann Göring
In the first days of peace, a veteran GI was part of a bizarre episode that saw him standing guard duty with his former foes.
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Lockheed’s Combined Sailplane & Slow-Turning Propeller
Lockheed combined a sailplane and slow-turning propeller in an effort to steal the night back from the Viet Cong.
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Book Review: Invasion Diary
By Richard TregaskisUniversity of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 2004 Writer and correspondent Richard Tregaskis covered […]
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The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident (Book Review)
Reviewed by Captain Carl O. Schuster, U.S. Navy (Ret.) By Dick Couch Crown Publishers, […]
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Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point (Book Review)
Reviewed by Jason Foster By David Lipsky Vintage Books, New York Some believe that […]