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Photo of a female Siamese Peninsula Pit Viper (Trimeresurus fucatus) in the rainforest at night at Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Human Enemies Weren’t the Only Thing That Were Lethal to U.S. Troops in Vietnam

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/21/20238/23/2023

Illustrtion of a Monitor M-92-1 with labels.

The Technology Behind The Navy’s River Monitors In Vietnam

by Carl O. Schuster8/14/20239/8/2023

Painting of Napoléon at the battle of Friedland.

In 1807 a French Officer Field-Tested an Artillery Tactic That Remained Decisive for More Than a Century

by Thomas Zacharis8/11/20237/24/2023

Photo of West Berlin children perched on the fence of Tempelhof airport watch the fleets of U.S. airplanes bringing in supplies in 1948 to circumvent the Russian blockade of land and waterways. The airlift began June 25, 1948 and continued for 11 months.

Berlin Airlift at 75: The Most Remarkable Supply Operation in Human History

by Don Smith7/13/20237/13/2023

SOG operatives entered enemy territory wearing “sterile” clothing with no items that could give the enemy any indication of their individual identities or nationality. SOG Kontum: Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969, cook cover.

Book Review: SOG Kontum / Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia 1968-1969

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/10/20234/27/2024

An illustration depicting the Battle of Kings Mountain late in the afternoon of October 7, 1780 from the perspective of the Loyalist camp of Maj. Patrick Ferguson atop Kings Mountain. Scene depicts the moment when organized military resistance to the surrounding attacking Patriots, led by Col. William Campbell, collapses and leads to widespread chaos and panic of Fergusonís men as hundreds of Tories try to surrender to the Patriots who are advancing on all sides of the camp and filled with revenge are altogether too fired up to halt the slaughter. 2003 oil painting by artist Archil Pichkhadze originally commissioned by the National Park Service/Harpers Ferry Center for wayside exhibits at Kings Mountain National Military Park. artist Archil Pichkhadze

This British Officer Developed a Revolutionary Rifle Whose Worth He Was Never Able to Prove in Battle

by John Miles7/7/20235/3/2023

Drawing of a enthusiastic audience roaring its approval of a speech by Carl Schurz in New York City’s Cooper Union.

European Monarchs Crushed Rebellions in the Mid-1800s—and America Benefited

by Raanan Geberer7/4/20234/26/2024

Photo of American forces on Chu Lai beach searching for a defensive position shortly after descending from the landing crafts aboard the USS Thomaston. Vietnam, June 1965.

In the First Major Offensive of the Vietnam War, Both Sides Claimed Victory. Who Actually Won?

by John Walker6/26/20236/26/2023

Painting of Napoléon crossing the Alps on horse back.

Precision vs. Propaganda: Some Painters Meticulously Researched Their Masterworks—Others Not So Much

by Jon Guttman6/23/20234/26/2024

Photo of Infantrymen of the U.S. 4th Division move across clearing passing poncho-wrapped body of a buddy at the spot where he fell in Vietnam on March 23, 1967. Action took place 20 miles northwest of Pleiku in the central highlands of Vietnam, near the Cambodian border.

How A Search for Missing Comrades in Vietnam Led Two Infantry Companies Straight Into an Enemy Inferno

by Warren Wilkins6/19/20235/15/2023