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The M60 Machine Gun in the Vietnam War
By Blaine TaylorThe time was early 1967, the place a crowded square over a body of water on a narrow bridge in downtown Saigon. Read more
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France’s Nightmare in Indochina
By Steven M. JohnsonThe waters of the South China Sea shimmered in the sunlight on the morning of April 15, 1847. Read more
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Vietnam: From the “Puff the Magic Dragon” Plane to the Lockheed AC-130
By Ron SandersOff in the distance came the faint drone of a large propeller-driven aircraft. The sound got steadily louder, when suddenly a curtain of red fire erupted from the sky and rained down on the rice paddies in front of us. Read more
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The Mitsubishi Zero Gave ‘Made in Japan’ New Respect
By Joseph M. HorodyskiThe psychological and military shock that the Allies experienced when they first encountered Mitsubishi’s legendary A6M2 Zero fighter plane at the beginning of the Pacific War may be difficult to understand today. Read more
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Operation Niagara & the Battle of Khe Sanh
by Brad ReynoldsAs American involvement in Vietnam escalated throughout the 1960s, American military commanders struggled to justify their strategy of attrition and prove that an end to the war was in sight. Read more
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The Essential Role of Navy PBR Boats in the Vietnam War
By William F. Floyd Jr.
The U.S. Navy deployed a variety of small boats to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, but perhaps the best known of these is the river patrol boat. Read more
