The film is both a comedy and drama that captures the ironic and inherent humor that so often accompanies war.
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Last World War II Marine Flying Ace Dies, Leaves Legacy of Service
The fighter ace joined the Marine Corps at the age of 20 in September 1942. He has been credited for shooting down seven enemy aircraft in aerial combat.
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Why Is No One Buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for Vietnam?
Controversy surrounded Michael J. Blassie’s burial at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Antony Beevor on How Russia’s History Explains Putin and the War in Ukraine
The acclaimed historian on why Putin may be leading his people toward another breakup of a Russian empire.
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Iran and Iraq Fought a War for 8 Years, Killed Millions and Achieved Nothing
The 1980-1988 conflict was a bloody stalemate — and possibly the last conventional war ever.
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Nurses in Vietnam: Putting Themselves in Danger to Keep Men Alive
Among the first Americans to go over for the war, these women were in constant danger but are still often forgotten.
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AK-74: The Mainstay Assault Rifle of Both Sides in the Russia-Ukraine War
It’s one of the most ubiquitous infantry weapons in history. How’s it faring in the Russia-Ukraine War a half-century after its introduction?
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Keeping Watch in Phu Bai, South Vietnam
Pfc. Paul L. Alberts of Charleston, West Virginia, B Company, 307th Medical Battalion, 3rd […]
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Book Review: ‘The Harvest of War: Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis’
British historian Stephen P. Kershaw takes on the Greeks.
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How Corrupt Was the South Vietnamese Government?
Corruption was a central theme of the Viet Cong’s bid for power. But exactly how corrupt was South Vietnam?