What Did You Do in Vietnam?
The demeaning response to men who said they served in rear areas.
R&R on the Beaches of South Vietnam
Troops in Vietnam blow off some steam during their one-year tour of duty
French Strategy in 1940s Sets Course for The U.S. Later
Author William M. Waddell presents a thoroughly illuminating, refreshingly balanced interpretation of the French war for Indochina.
From German Waffen SS to American Green Beret
The fierce anti-communism of Finland’s Larry Thorne put him on different sides in two wars
The ‘Green Dragon’ Puts the Scare in the Viet Cong
A new infantry transport changed the nature of firefights in Vietnam—and for generations to come
When an Ambush Nearly Destroyed a Combined Marine and Army Group
The Ambush of Task Force Robbie
The Man Behind the Topgun Fighter Pilot School
Just back from Vietnam, a Navy pilot was given a new mission: Start a school
One of the Most Decorated Veterans of All Time: David H. Hackworth
The record for combat decorations in Vietnam
The M107 Shelled the Enemy Deep Inside North Vietnam
The M107, which entered production in 1963, arose from the desire for a family of artillery weapons that were self-propelled (drivable), transportable by air and based on the same chassis. The result was two systems: the M107 gun and M110 howitzer.
America’s ‘Last Battle’ of the Vietnam War was a Fiasco
The humiliating April 29, 1975, image of U.S. helicopters evacuating Americans and Vietnamese from Saigon rooftops as North Vietnamese troops overran South Vietnam to win the Vietnam War was a political-military disaster damaging America’s global prestige. Two weeks later, the U.S. endured another humiliation in Southeast Asia.
How North Vietnam Claimed More Aces Than It Really Had
Before Pham Thanh Ngan became the first ace of the Vietnam War, 11 other pilots had claimed the same status
These 5 Nations Joined Forces With the U.S. in Vietnam
Nearly 40 countries provided material support, but a handful contributed numerous soldiers
The South Vietnam Pilot Who Performed a Daring Feat To Save His Family
As his country crumbled, a South Vietnamese pilot attempting a high-risk landing on the Midway depended on the ship’s quick-thinking crew to save his family from disaster
Life as an Air America CIA Pilot in Vietnam
In September 1964, Neil Hansen began his adventure as a pilot with Air America—the CIA’s secret airline—working clandestine operations in Southeast Asia.
