Letters from Readers
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.
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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 …
Published: July 09, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Readers letters in the September 2010 issue of Military History sound off about LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry), Egyptian MiGs, Vimy Ridge, the Pueblo Incident and our Battle of the Bulge bungle.
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Published: June 07, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Yes, There Is a Santa Claus!
Lo and behold, as I opened up the center pages of your February issue, I saw myself, a mere boy of 19, along with my Christmas tree that my family sent me. I'm the …
Published: June 03, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Jefferson's Darkest Hour
Our June cover story chronicling Thomas Jefferson's narrow escape from redcoats while wartime governor of Virginia and his efforts to defend himself against accusations of cowardice leveled by contemporaries struck a raw nerve with some readers. "It …
Published: May 21, 2010 at 9:48 am
In the July 2010 Aviation History readers discuss the F8F Bearcat and African-American Korean War pilot Jesse L. Brown
Published: May 07, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Readers letters in the July 2010 issue of Military History sound off about gas masks, bad King John, stolen valor, comic books, the Dieppe Raid and Dale Dye.
Published: April 01, 2010 at 11:58 am
Twain's New Deal
Joe McElwee of Drexel Hill, Pa., uncovered a surprising link between our April features on Mark Twain's America and presidential poker: "In his 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Twain's fictional character, Hank …
Published: March 16, 2010 at 3:34 pm
In the May 2010 Aviation History readers discuss the best and worst aviation movies, the attack on Pearl Harbor and the XB-70 bomber.
Published: March 04, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Readers letters in the May 2009 issue of Military History sound off about the 1968 Pueblo Incident, multiple medal recipient Lt. Col. Father Francis Duffy, Stolen Valor, Manhattan Project cities, the 1942 Dieppe Raid, 20th century German military blunders and war film adviser Dale Dye.
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