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Arsenal - CH-46F Sea Knight: "Phrog"

Carl O. Schuster | Published: November 19, 2012 at 4:56 pm
The CH-46F quickly became the Marine Corps' workhorse in Vietnam, used in airmobile assault, combat support and medevac

Weapons Manual: America's Sherman M4 medium tank

Jim Laurier | Published: November 05, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Click for larger image. To see past Weapons Manuals by Max Gadney, click here. This infographic originally appeared in the November/December issue of World War II magazine.…

Four Days in December: Germany's Path to War With the U.S.

Gerhard L. Weinberg | Published: November 05, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Hitler's decision to declare war on the United States was decades in the making

Thaddeus Lowe Artifacts

Published: September 14, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Rarely Seen Artifacts from Thaddeus Lowe and his Balloons.

Trains.

Robert M. Citino | Published: August 13, 2012 at 10:54 am
The lifeline of the Wehrmacht’s multiple-front war was the European rail network, the same system that supported the killing of Jews during the Holocaust.

Weapons Manual: The Independence-class light carrier

Jim Laurier | Published: August 10, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Hard-charging hybrids, these U.S. Navy vessels were built on hulls meant for cruisers

Arsenal - HH-43 Huskie

Carl O. Schuster | Published: July 10, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Featured two intermeshed contra-rotating rotors to facilitate hover control and eliminate the need for a tail rotor

Just Right: the B-17/P-51 Combination

Robert M. Citino | Published: July 10, 2012 at 10:18 am
Put these two aircraft together and what do you get? You get victory.

Pedal Power - Bicycles in Wartime Vietnam

Arnold Blumberg | Published: July 06, 2012 at 1:21 pm
The humble bicycle proved to be a critical and unstoppable weapon in the 30-year Indochina war

Going Heavy: the sIG 33

Robert M. Citino | Published: June 22, 2012 at 1:03 pm
I'm a lucky guy. I have a thousand friends. Many are scholars, and they are interesting, educated, and globe-trotting. A lot of them take advantage of the summer to do their research, and they all make sure to post their …

Going Light: World War II on Facebook

Robert M. Citino | Published: June 15, 2012 at 10:22 am
Military history never sleeps

Hitler's Saw: The German MG42

Jim Laurier | Published: June 08, 2012 at 4:30 pm
This gun killed more Allied soldiers than any other weapon

CH-21 Shawnee, the Flying Banana

Carl O. Schuster | Published: May 15, 2012 at 3:20 pm
The Shawnee troop transport was first deployed to Vietnam in December 1961

Field Workhorse: The M2A1 105mm Howitzer

Jim Laurier | Published: April 23, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Mobile, dependable, and versatile

Reviews - Vietnam Gun Truck

Published: March 19, 2012 at 1:34 pm
In Vietnam Gun Trucks by Gordon L. Rottman, the vehicles' designs, names and markings are given generous treatment in the illustrations and descriptions.

Reviews - The Vietnam War from the Rear Echelon: An Intelligence Officer's Memoir, 1972-1973

Vietnam magazine | Published: March 15, 2012 at 4:38 pm
The Vietnam War from the Rear Echelon, by Timothy J. Lomperis, who served two tours of duty, is both memoir and history, offering a "mid-level" perspective of the rear-echelon war in Saigon
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