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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

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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

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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

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WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG Headingby Alvin Townley Jane Denton knew why the dark sedan had arrived that…
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Vietnam

This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

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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

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

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

The Roman Empire Got It Right

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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