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Vietnam War


Obit - George Cressy: Wrote personal account of Dak To for Newsday

Debra Newbold | Published: September 21, 2011 at 3:50 pm
George Cressy, a Bronze Star recipient at Dak To who went on to write famously about the battle for Newsday in 1996, died on July 16, 2011, in Long Island, N.Y., at the age of 68. He began writing …

Exhibit Review: Southeast Asia War Gallery at USAF Museum

Luann Grosscup | Published: September 19, 2011 at 10:55 am
At the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, there are new exhibits on Brig. Gen. Robin Olds and the pilots who flew in Rolling Thunder

Book Review - What It Is Like to Go to War, by Karl Marlantes

James Gillam | Published: September 16, 2011 at 3:17 pm
In his new book, Karl Marlantes deals with warriors past and present, giving advice to new soldiers to become "conscious warriors"

Book Review - The Vietnam War-An Assessment by South Vietnam's Generals, ed. with essays by Lewis Sorley

Jon Guttman | Published: September 15, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Among the most neglected viewpoints of the war have been those of the Republic of Vietnam, which the U.S. largely created, propped up, manipulated and finally abandoned.

Book Review - Fragging-Why U.S. Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam, by George Lepre

Peter Brush | Published: September 15, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Although there had been similar assaults in the U.S. armed forces, fragging had never been as routine as it became in Vietnam.

Book Review - Hanoi Jane - War, Sex & Fantasies of Betrayal, by Jerry Lembcke

Marc Leepson | Published: September 15, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Jerry Lembcke examines how Jane Fonda came to symbolize treason in the eyes of Vietnam vets.

Book Review - The Vietnam War-A Chronology of War, ed. by Col. Raymond Bluhm Jr.

R.V. Lee | Published: September 15, 2011 at 4:11 pm
A day-to-day history of the U.S. armed forced in the Vietnam War, including many iconic and seldom-seen photos.

Moshe Dayan Sounds the Alarm in Vietnam

Marc Leepson | Published: September 15, 2011 at 12:27 pm
On a 1966 tour of Vietnam, the legendary Israeli military leader came to some stunning conclusions about the U.S. war strategy

Letter from Vietnam magazine - October 2011

Vietnam magazine | Published: September 13, 2011 at 2:24 pm
The vagaries of war One man lives, one man dies. There are an endless number of factors that contribute to survival on the battlefield, but no matter how skilled, how intelligent, how brave or how well-equipped, when it comes to …

Interview - Dr. Ronald Glasser: Who really pays the price of war?

Vietnam magazine | Published: September 13, 2011 at 2:04 pm
The author of "Broken Bodies, Shattered Minds" discusses the continued need for trauma care on & off the battlefield

Letters from Readers - October 2011 Vietnam magazine

Vietnam magazine | Published: September 13, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Faas Found to Be Mystery Man Your August issue just arrived, and I was prompted to respond after seeing the picture of Horst Faas and then reading "Images of Hell at Dong Xoai." The photo of Faas helped me to …

My War - Dr. James O. Finnegan

James Finnegan, oral history | Published: September 12, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Dr. James Finnegan's service as a surgeon proved to be a powerful reminder that we don't have all the answers

Life and Death on a Long Range Recon Patrol

Tom Corpora | Published: September 12, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Two veteran LRRPs were tapped for one last mission taking them deep into enemy territory

Table of Contents - October 2011 Vietnam

Published: September 12, 2011 at 3:01 pm
October 2011 Vietnam magazine features stories on Moshe Dayan's 1966 tour of Vietnam, the 1971 May Day protest in Washington, A LRRPs team tapped for one last mission, and tanks at Kontum

My War - Sue Haack

Sue Haack, oral history | Published: August 28, 2011 at 3:22 pm
At USARV HQ in 1969, Sue Haack scrambled for cover when the NVA breached the huge Long Binh base in February

Operation Bent Penny at 1971 May Day Protest

Charles H. Lutz | Published: August 24, 2011 at 11:00 am
How a Vietnam vet ended up working undercover for Nixon's secret plan to disrupt an antiwar rally in Washington
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