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Book Review: Phase Line Green: The Battle for Hue, 1968 (William R. Phillips) : VN

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Phase Line Green: The Battle for Hue, 1968, by Nicholas Warr, Naval Institute Press, […]

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Near the dawn of the air age, an Army lieutenant realized that the airplane provided the ultimate high ground.

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With the help of American air power, the South Vietnamese decisively defeated three of the NVA’s finest divisions and held An Loc against overwhelming odds

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A look back on 50th anniversary of the Easter Offensive at how South Vietnamese victory against communist forces became a rationale for complete U.S. withdrawal and Nixon’s “peace with honor.”

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