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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.

Union troops foraging

John Pope Brought a Harder Edge to the Eastern Theater By Taking the War to the Civilian Population

by Gary W. Gallagher9/7/20238/4/2023

Photo of evacuation of a firebase, Vietnam 1968.

What Was the Concept Behind Fire Bases in Vietnam?

by David T. Zabecki5/9/20235/11/2023

Photo of North Vietnamese troops during an assault on a South Vietnamese paratroop base at Laos during the Vietnam War.

How Did Vietnamese Forces Block U.S. Firepower? With a Hug.

by Warren Wilkins2/14/20232/17/2023

Explore the Life of a U.S. Infantryman in Vietnam

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher1/18/20224/26/2022

Gunpowder Weapons in Medieval Europe

by Robert C. L. Holmes9/10/20219/14/2021

A Lesson from the Boers

by Bruce I. Gudmundsson10/10/20182/12/2019

6 Questions | Author Erich B. Anderson

by Claire Barrett2/21/20172/23/2017

Cougar on the Loose: A Trick from WWII Averts Tragedy Over Southern California

by Craig A. Thorson1/17/20176/2/2017

Why Hannibal Lost

by Richard A. Gabriel5/1/20165/18/2017