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Author Archives: Zita Ballinger Fletcher

Zita is the editor of both Military History Quarterly and Vietnam Magazine. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in military history. She received an award from the National Federation of Press Women in 2022 for her editing work on Vietnam Magazine. She has written numerous military history books, articles and book reviews and is also an award-winning author. Her book “Bernard Montgomery’s Art of War” won a Silver Medal from the Military Writers Society of America. She is fluent in German and is a member of the U.K. Military Historical Society. Her areas of interest include the Vietnam War and World Wars I and II, with a focus on Great Britain, Germany and Eastern Europe.

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A look under the surface of the Battle of Midway

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/15/20239/18/2023
Photo of a female Siamese Peninsula Pit Viper (Trimeresurus fucatus) in the rainforest at night at Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Posted inPortfolio

Human Enemies Weren’t the Only Thing That Were Lethal to U.S. Troops in Vietnam

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/21/20238/23/2023
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A Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient Shares Leadership Lessons

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/15/20238/17/2023
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What They Left Behind: Ernie Pyle Recalls the Carnage of Omaha Beach

by Ernie Pyle, Jerry D. Morelock and Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/14/20238/24/2023
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How the Hungarian Hussars Started a Fashion Craze

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/7/20238/10/2023
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An Inside Look at Medieval Horse Armor

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/12/20237/12/2023
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A Towel of Truce?  

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/12/20237/12/2023
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A Special Tribute From Ann-Margret

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/12/20237/12/2023
SOG operatives entered enemy territory wearing “sterile” clothing with no items that could give the enemy any indication of their individual identities or nationality. SOG Kontum: Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969, cook cover.
Posted inReview

Book Review: SOG Kontum / Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia 1968-1969

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/10/20234/27/2024
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You Decide! How Rommel Waged Mountain Warfare During WWI

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/7/20237/7/2023

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