Some had to disguise themselves to join the fight; others led armies as commanders. Meet some of history’s most famous female warriors.
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Ultimate Warfare – A New Military Channel Series
The new Military Channel series “Ultimate Warfare” looks at pivotal battles from World War II to the present day.
My War – Elizabeth A. Allen
During the Vietnam War, Capt. Elizabeth Allen joined the U.S. Army with a master’s degree in psychiatric nursing and served in the Nurse Corps on the front lines at the 71st and 12th Evac Hospitals tending to the injured and dying
Arsenal – North Vietnam’s Mi-6 “Hook”
North Vietnam’s Soviet-built Mi-6 Hook went into service in 1962 as the world’s largest and fastest helicopter
Unique: the Pacific War, Part 2
Last week I made a startling claim about the uniqueness of the Pacific War. […]
Unique: the Pacific War
No historian is supposed to use the word “unique.” After all, everyone knows that […]
Newly Discovered Vietnam Monument Baffles Pennsylvania Community
A monument dedicated on Nov. 11, 1966, “to the men of Delaware County for […]
Review – Nationalist in the Viet Nam Wars: Memoirs of a Victim Turned Soldier
Nationalist in the Viet Nam Wars, by Nguyen Cong Luan, gives an account of the war from his South Vietnamese military and political experience
My War – Ken McGwin
McGwin, a Navy 2nd class petty officer, was serving aboard Wesco the night it was attacked in the Mekong Delta, Nov. 1, 1968
My War – POW Jay Hess
Lt. Col. Jay Hess was shot down in an F-105, captured and held prisoner for nearly six years during the Vietnam War
