Warren Wilkins, Author at HistoryNet

Photo of U.S Soldiers from the 101st cavalry division have set up these 105mm howitzers in a sand bagged fire-base at an elevated site in the center of the a Shau Valley in South Vietnam, August 12, 1968. From this position, gunners can give excellent fire support to men operating in the valley below.

What Are the Limits of Firepower? Maj. Gen. Robert Scales Speaks About America’s Way of War in Vietnam

by Warren Wilkins9/18/20239/18/2023

Hamburger Hill veteran and expert on U.S. firepower Maj. Gen. Robert Scales shares his experiences in Vietnam and his views on U.S. strategy.

Photo of Infantrymen of the U.S. 4th Division move across clearing passing poncho-wrapped body of a buddy at the spot where he fell in Vietnam on March 23, 1967. Action took place 20 miles northwest of Pleiku in the central highlands of Vietnam, near the Cambodian border.

How A Search for Missing Comrades in Vietnam Led Two Infantry Companies Straight Into an Enemy Inferno

by Warren Wilkins6/19/20235/15/2023

Photo of North Vietnamese troops during an assault on a South Vietnamese paratroop base at Laos during the Vietnam War.

How Did Vietnamese Forces Block U.S. Firepower? With a Hug.

by Warren Wilkins2/14/20232/17/2023

In Vietnam, Americans Pioneered New Type of Counterinsurgency

by Warren Wilkins1/21/20221/21/2022

Review, Stories

‘Courage Under Fire’ Review

by Warren Wilkins11/1/202111/9/2021

Interview, Stories

‘The Most Important Lesson I Learned’: Gen. David Petraeus on the Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan

by Warren Wilkins9/28/20216/3/2022

“Feeding Victory” Examines Logistics Battle at Khe Sanh

by Warren Wilkins3/2/20213/2/2021

Review, Stories

Book Review: Fire Mission!

by Warren Wilkins9/17/2020

U.S. “Grunts” in Combat

by Warren Wilkins6/2/20207/21/2020

‘Vietnam Living History Day’ at Famous Army Fort Preserves Veterans’ Memories

by Warren Wilkins11/5/201911/12/2019