To no appreciable gain, the North Vietnamese Army’s 1972 Eastertide Offensive cost them more than 100,000 casualties and most of their tanks and heavy artillery.
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Letter From August 2006 Vietnam Magazine
America loses one of its great moral heroes of the Vietnam War. There are […]
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The Last Valley: The Battle That Doomed the French Empire and Led America Into Vietnam (Book Review)
Reviewed by Peter Brush By Martin Windrow Da Capo Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2004 The […]
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Zulu Platoon’s Final Fight in Vietnam
The SEAL platoon wanted revenge for a wounded comrade during the Vietnam War. What they almost got was their own annihilation.
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North Vietnam’s Master Plan
Three years before the U.S. Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, the North Vietnamese Politburo made the decision to conquer the South.
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U.S. Army Special Forces Major Jim Morris: Proud of His Service in Vietnam
Wounded four times in Vietnam and now a chronicler of that war, Jim Morris is still proud of his service there.
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Adrian Cronauer: Air Force Radio Announcer in Vietnam
Played by Robin Williams in the film Good Morning, Vietnam, the real Adrian Cronauer is a complex man.
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Yom Kippur War: Sacrificial Stand in the Golan Heights
With Syrian tanks overrunning the Golan Heights’ southern sector, only selfless acts of bravery by the 188th Barak Brigade prevented the Syrians from capturing the heights and threatening the entire north of Israel.
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Fred Zabitosky: Vietnam Veteran and Medal of Honor Winner
His back broken in a helicopter crash, Medal of Honor winner Fred Zabitosky risked his life to rescue the crew.
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World War II: Charles H. Owen’s Recalls the Capture of Peleliu
An unknown major motivated a terrified 16-year-old to get out of the killing zone at Peleliu.