How Barry Sadler’s “The Ballad of the Green Berets” became the No. 1 single of 1966
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War Letters: A Young Pilot’s Surprising Political Leanings
BRANDED A left-wing peacenik during his 1972 presidential campaign against incumbent Richard M. Nixon, […]
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The North Vietnamese .51-Caliber Copter Killer
This World War II-era Soviet weapon was used by communist forces to deadly effect in Vietnam.
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Lone Star: The Texas Revolutionary War
Texas’ War of Independence won the republic its freedom. Unable to attract large numbers […]
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A Failure of Leadership in South Vietnam
Was the Vietnam War essentially “unwinnable” because of the incorrigibly venal, consistently corrupt and—worst […]
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Lam Son 719 South Vietnam Invades Laos, 1971
The Vietnam War’s best historian examines the costly attack on an enemy sanctuary. On […]
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The Helicopter War and Its Effect on Crews Who Fought It
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning,” Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore (Robert […]
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Counterinsurgency Lessons of Vietnam for Today’s Leaders
After commanding a combat unit for the first seven months of my Vietnam tour, […]
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Soaring Over Vietnam in the Flying Banana
Before the ubiquitous ‘Huey,’ an unsung hero brought mobility to Vietnam’s battlefields.
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The Rise of North Vietnam’s Air Defense
Rapid mobilization of anti-aircraft guns, missiles and jet-fighters provided Hanoi with a potent resistance to U.S. bombers in the early years of the war.