Stolen Treasure: The Lost Amber Room of Russia
A sparkling room built for Russian royalty became a mystery after it was stolen by the Nazis during World War II
USS Midway on Display
A San Diego museum showcases one of the Vietnam War’s most famous aircraft carriers
Khe Sanh Under Siege: A view from the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines
A Marine present at the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment’s combat operations center at the Khe Sanh Combat Base recalls the siege in harrowing detail
Ted Williams Goes to War
Red Sox legend Ted Williams proudly served as a Marine Corps aviator during World War II—it was his service in Korea that came as a surprise
Secret War in Laos Told Through Life of Hmong Pilot
This book details the U.S. Air Force/CIA program recruiting young airmen from Laos’ Hmong mountain tribes to fly dangerous missions against communist forces
The Lost Battle of Lima Site 85
In “officially neutral” Laos, 3,000 communist troops converged on a handful of Americans at a top-secret 5,800-foot-high mountain base
A Controversial Question: Did Tet Decimate the Viet Cong?
The Viet Cong suffered severe losses during the five-week offensive. Was it still a viable fighting force? Dr. Erik Villard takes a closer look
Tet Frogmen: North Vietnam’s plot to blow up a tanker
NVA frogmen came close to blowing up a tanker during the Tet Offensive, would would have had devastating impact on U.S. and allied military operations
Angels of the Battlefield: Nurses in Vietnam
Nurses who served in Vietnam gave much and received little
“Feeding Victory” Examines Logistics Battle at Khe Sanh
This intriguing title explores the impact of logistics on three centuries of armed conflict and focuses on the siege of Khe Sanh
Nikita Khrushchev Details the Cuban Missile Crisis
In his memoir, excerpted in LIFE magazine in January 1971, Khrushchev writes that the 1962 crisis was a “triumph of Soviet foreign policy and a personal triumph"
Valérie André, the first woman to fly a helicopter in combat
André flew combat medevac missions in northwest Vietnam, rescuing wounded soldiers, and even parachuted into the field to treat severe casualties
A Surgeon’s Vietnam Story
Dr. Sheldon Kushner and a team of other military doctors provided much-needed care to South Vietnamese civilians
March 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about civilian victims of the Rhodesian Bush War, the Sherman tank and the Munich Agreement
A Controversial Question: When did the Vietnam War really start?
Since the U.S. never issued a formal declaration of war, reaching a unanimous agreement on a precise start date for the Vietnam War is tricky
‘Shake ‘n Bake’ Sergeants: The Army in Vietnam Needed Sergeants, Fast
Soldiers in the condensed training program for sergeants were derisively compared with instant meal mix, yet proved themselves in Vietnam
