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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam
by Alex Vernon
Alex Vernon of Peace is a Shy Thing discusses reality versus cinema during…
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The League of Wives: Women Who Fought to Bring Vietnam POWs Home
by Heath Hardage Lee
WCAG Heading On February 12, 1973, one hundred and sixteen men who,…
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Operation Chaos: An Untold Cold War Story
WCAG Headingby Matthew Sweet Stockholm, 1968. A thousand American deserters and draft-resisters are arriving to escape the…
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A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir
by Philip Caputo
WCAG Heading The 40th-anniversary edition of the classic Vietnam memoir—featured in the PBS documentary…
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The Vietnam War’s Effect on Nixon’s 1968 Win
by James Wright
WCAG Headingby James E. Wright By the fall of 1968, a majority of Americans agreed that Vietnam…
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The Battle of Khe Sanh, January 21 – April 8, 1968
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNabWCAG Heading Khe Sanh combat base, built on…
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The Battle of Hue, January 30 – March 3, 1969
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab As part of the Tet Offensive of…
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Long Binh Jail: US Military Prisons in the Vietnam War
WCAG Headingby Hannah Kohler Over the course of the Vietnam War, the US Army stockade at…
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FSB Illingworth Attack: Courage Against Staggering Odds
WCAG Headingby Philip Keith WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingChapter 1: THE TRAP IS BAITED AT FSB ILLINGWORTH It…
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Honoring America’s POW/MIA Wives
WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG Headingby Alvin Townley Jane Denton knew why the dark sedan had arrived that…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall
by Jack Kelly
In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp
by Tim Queeney
In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam
by Alex Vernon
Alex Vernon of Peace is a Shy Thing discusses reality versus cinema during…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today
by Steven Marr
The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…
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Chor-Bazaar: The Thieves Market
by Nev March
The Silversmith's Puzzle author Nev March explains the storied history…
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The MKULTRA Conspiracy
by John Lisle
Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified…
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Featured Excerpt: Whack Job
by Rachel McCarthy James
Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…
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