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Author Archives: James H. Willbanks

James H. Willbanks is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and decorated Vietnam veteran. He is the author or editor of 21 books on the Vietnam War and other aspects of military history. During the 1972 Easter Offensive, Willbanks, then a captain, was an adviser with a South Vietnamese infantry unit at An Loc. He lives in Georgetown, Texas.

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - DECEMBER 5: Army soldiers guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on December 5, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images)
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Why Is No One Buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for Vietnam?

by James H. Willbanks 9/27/20229/27/2022

Controversy surrounded Michael J. Blassie’s burial at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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How US Airstrikes Defeated North Vietnam in the 1972 Battle of An Loc

by James H. Willbanks 4/11/20224/14/2022
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How the 1972 North Vietnamese Easter Offensive Tested Nixon’s War Strategy

by James H. Willbanks 3/31/20229/16/2022
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Nixon’s Cambodian Incursion

by James H. Willbanks 5/19/202011/30/2023
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Vietnam Book Review: Hope and Honor

by James H. Willbanks 1/3/20193/13/2019
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Vietnam Book Review: Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land

by James H. Willbanks 12/3/2018
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Drinking Your Own Bathwater: Tet Intelligence Failures

by James H. Willbanks 7/26/2018
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Vietnam Book Review: Battle of Ap Bac

by James H. Willbanks 6/8/2018
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General James F. Hollingsworth

by James H. Willbanks 2/21/2018
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This Was the Vietnam War’s Decisive Event

by James H. Willbanks 1/9/201811/29/2021

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