John D. Howard, Author at HistoryNet

Photo of British Army officer General Sir John Greer Dill (1881-1944), Chief of the Imperial General Staff, studies a globe in his office in London during World War II in January 1941.

Disdained by Churchill, Respected by Marshall, This Brit Proved the Essential Liaison Between the Western Allies During WWII

by John D. Howard3/31/20234/7/2023

Field Marshal Sir John Dill brokered the key Allied conferences, smoothing the way to D-Day.

Photo of South Vietnam: Failed Coup In Saigon Against President Ngo Dinh Diem. Saigon- 17 novembre 1960- Lors du coup d'état manqué contre le président NGO DINH DIEM, des jeunes gens (révolutionnaires) accourent dans une rue, lâchant leur bicyclette pour se protéger de coups de feu, un camion militaire derrièer eux dans une rue, une demeure en arrière-plan.

The First Coup: President Diem’s Own Paratroopers Attempted to Overthrow His Regime

by John D. Howard3/21/20233/21/2023

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How North Korean Assassins Slipped By American Patrols and Almost Started a Coup

by John D. Howard1/24/20231/24/2023

How South Vietnam Won the Vietnam War’s Longest Battle

by John D. Howard4/8/20223/9/2023

Going to War in 1965 with the Army You Have

by John D. Howard12/17/201912/20/2019

Shadows of Indochina

by John D. Howard10/29/20193/29/2023

The Revolt of the Montagnards

by John D. Howard2/26/20199/30/2019

The Rocky Road to Reconciliation

by John D. Howard5/1/20183/28/2018

The Battle Between President Nixon And General Abrams

by John D. Howard10/17/20179/27/2019

The Ragged Edge of Vietnamization

by John D. Howard4/10/201711/15/2019