Letters from Readers
Published: April 05, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Defending Davy
I thoroughly enjoyed Stephen Harrigan's article "The Last Days of David Crockett" (April 2011). The men in the Alamo were so outnumbered that it's a wonder they were able to withstand the two-week assault. There has never been …
Published: March 30, 2011 at 3:47 pm
In the June issue of Wild West, readers bend our about the Bozeman Trail, Southern Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe, Boone May, Marcus Reno, the Top 10 list, Jesse James and Spotted Tail.
Published: March 03, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Readers letters in the May 2011 issue of Military History sound off about Japanese wartime cruelty, Victoria Cross recipient William Seeley, Revolution-era Tories, the 10 battles that shaped America, war toys, Army cemeteries and, yes, even the weather.
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Published: February 09, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Click pic to enlarge it. If you can identify any of these women, comment below or send an email to vietnam@weiderhistorygroup.comName Those Dollies
I found this picture of the Donut Dollies that I think some of the people in …
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Published: February 07, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Learn From Ia Drang, Please
Your story on Ia Drang in the December issue offers some lessons that I think may apply to our current war in Afghanistan. I was a rifleman, sradioman and fire team leader with the 1st …
Published: February 03, 2011 at 2:00 pm
In the April issue of Wild West, readers bend our collective ear about the Belknap Scandal, WWA's list of Top 100 Western Songs, Cheyenne Chief Roman Nose and Adolph Metzger's bugle from the site of the Fetterman Massacre.
Published: January 27, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Choose Your Weapons
I was fascinated to learn in "Pistols at Dawn" (February 2011) that dueling to settle petty disputes was so pervasive in the early republic. Great article, but I must take issue with writer Peter Carlson's assertion that …
Published: January 06, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Readers letters in the March 2011 issue of Military History sound off about cruelty in the Japanese military in World War II, 10 battles that shaped America, toy soldiers and the linked fates of the U.S. submarines Sculpin and Squalus.
Published: December 03, 2010 at 11:45 am
A House Still Divided
Stephanie McCurry's contention in our December 2010 cover story, "The Confederacy: America's Worst Idea," that the Southern government collapsed under the weight of its own moral and political contradictions prompted sharply divergent reactions from readers. "Her …
Published: December 02, 2010 at 5:15 pm
'The gunfight made Tombstone the major tourist and history buff destination it is today. Since it is the pivotal town attraction, why not render the site to be historically accurate?'
Benefit of the Doubt
I am always amazed by Earp …
Published: November 03, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Readers letters in the January 2011 issue of Military History sound off about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Trajan's Column in Rome, author Evan Thomas, the 1948-60 Malayan Emergency, weather's impact on war and the 1899-1902 Second Boer War.
Vietnam magazine |
Published: October 27, 2010 at 2:19 pm
My Friend Matty
Your August "Offerings" showed a baseball and glove and a note left at the Wall in 1992 in remembrance of 1st Lt. Ronald Matel. "Matty" was my roommate in Infantry OCS at Fort Benning. He was the …
Published: October 01, 2010 at 1:03 pm
'I don't pretend to omniscience or even to possess inside knowledge of [Frederick] Benteen's motives, unlike Paul Hutton, editor of The Custer Reader, who views Benteen's inability to find and support [George Armstrong] Custer as entirely a matter of …
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Published: September 14, 2010 at 11:21 am
Camp Bunard and the Good Life
Thanks for the story on Robert Pryor and his experience at Camp Bunard in the April issue ("Life Has Been Good So Far"). I got to Bunard in early April 1967 as a Special …
Published: September 01, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Readers letters in the November 2010 issue of Military History sound off about the 1975 Mayaguez Incident, the 1948-60 Malayan Emergency, U-boats, author Evan Thomas, the 1967-70 Suez War of Attrition, the 1899-1902 Second Boer War, female submariners and North Korean aggression.
Published: July 15, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Chieu Hoi—Early and Often
Herbert Friedman's article on the Chieu Hoi Program (October 2009) reminded me of an incident that took place in Binh Duong Province in the spring of 1970. I was serving as the district intelligence officer for …
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