Interviews with a top North Vietnam Army general and two former soldiers provide important insights into the other side’s perspective on the Vietnam War.
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Japanese War Crime Trials
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East meted out justice to Japanese war criminals at locations throughout Asia.
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The Music of War
Ever since Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, music has served as both a psychological weapon and a way to communicate in battle.
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Mekong First Light: An Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam (Book Review)
Reviewed by Michael Oppenheim By Joseph W. Callaway Jr. Presidio/Ballantine, New York, 2004 The […]
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Down South: One Tour in Vietnam (Book Review)
Reviewed by Peter Brush By William H. Hardwick Ballantine Books, New York, 2004 “Down […]
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Impact Zone: The Battle of the DMZ in Vietnam, 1967-1968 (Book Review)
Reviewed by Peter Brush By Jim Brown University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, 2004 In […]
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The First Battle: Operation Starlite and the Beginning of the Blood Debt in Vietnam (Book Review)
Reviewed by Peter Brush By Otto J. Lehrack Casement, Havertown, Pa., 2004 Ia Drang […]
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The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam (Book Review)
Reviewed by Julian Hoffman By Martin Windrow Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, England, 2004 Vietnam […]
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Korean War: Battle on Pork Chop Hill
A bloody seesaw struggle for Hill 255 — a minor territorial chip at the negotiating table — came to be remembered as a symbol for the entire Korean War.
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Persian Gulf War: U.S. Marines’ Minefield Assault
While the army swept around Iraqi defenses during the Persian Gulf War, the U.S. Marines drove straight ahead.