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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.

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Does Britain’s WWI B.E.2c Deserve its Bad Rep?

by Robert Guttman 9/6/20237/18/2023

Illustration of a ‘Little Willie’ Landship.

At the Outset of WWI, Winston Churchill Gave ‘Little Willie’ His Marching Orders

by Jon Guttman8/18/20237/25/2023

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A Look at the Dreyfus Affair: Why Was This Soldier Betrayed?

by Jon Guttman8/4/20238/10/2023

Photo of Telephone operators working with the U.S. Signal Corps work at a switchboard in American military headquarters at St.-Mihiel, France. Gas masks and helmets hang at the ready in case of German shelling or gas attacks. Their efficiency and bravery contributed greatly to the effort to capture St.-Mihiel.

The ‘Hello Girls’ Arrived in Europe Before the First Doughboys. Here’s Why They Were So Crucial

by Dave Kindy7/27/20237/27/2023

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You Decide! How Rommel Waged Mountain Warfare During WWI

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

Get to Know the Heroic Namesake of the Newly Christened Fort Johnson

by Jon Simkins6/15/20236/15/2023

Louisiana Army Base Renamed After World War I Harlem Hellfighter

by Jonathan Lehrfeld6/14/20236/15/2023

Photo of German offensive at Riga.

As Russia Tottered on the Brink of Collapse in WWI, Germany Debuted Fire-Support Tactics That Still Inform Warfare

by David T. Zabecki6/9/20235/2/2023

105 Years After His Death, WWI Doughboy Finally Receives Proper Burial

by Claire Barrett6/7/20236/7/2023