General Alvaro Obregon and his Constitutionalist army proved more than a match for Pancho Villa’s undefeated Division del Norte in the April 1915 battles at Celaya.
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Casualty Evacuation Helicopters: Re-evaluating the Role of the ‘Dustoff’ in the Vietnam War
While it improved the survival rate and confidence level of troops in Vietnam, medevac often distorted the tactical shape of battles.
Doctors in the Vietnam War: The Ultimate Training Ground
Western doctors who served in Vietnam, whether military or civilian, returned with a deeply altered perspective of their own professions.
World War II: German Raid on Bari
Dubbed the ‘second Pearl Harbor,’ the 1943 German attack on Bari also revealed an Allied secret–mustard gas.
The First Tet Offensive of 1789
The original Tet Offensive in 1789 was a masterpiece of surprise that became the model for the 1968 attack.
The Last Days of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
After fleeing to Argentina, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid blazed a new outlaw trail that ended in a shootout high in the Bolivian Andes.
The Vietnam War: Why It Was Impossible for the U.S. to Stay Uninvolved
U.S. complicity in the overthrow of South Vietnam’s president made it impossible to stay uninvolved in the war.
Eastertide Offensive Lessons for the Gulf War
The savage 1972 Eastertide Offensive in Vietnam provided an invaluable lesson for Marines in the Gulf War two decades later.