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W.C. Handy: The Life and Times of the Man Who Made the Blues by David Robertson; Knopf That William Christopher Handy insisted on anointing himself the “father of the blues” has been seen since his death in 1958 at age 84 as canny self-promotion, a foxy hubris. Even Robertson, as scrupulous, even-tempered and sympathetic a …
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‘Don’t Shoot, It’s A Company!’On the eve of Tet, intercepted U.S. radio communications led to a gutsy VC deception that altered the fight for Hill 108. Just eight days before the full force of the Tet Offensive… Read MoreArsenal | The M-101A1 105mm howitzer— signature artillery piece of the Vietnam WarThe ubiquitous 105MM howitzer was the mainstay of every firebase and used in nearly every major battle of the Vietnam War. The first “105” prototype was built in 1920 and, after mu… Read MoreDuring Tet, Camp Carroll artillerymen were thrust into the chaos and carnage of an infantryman’s warOminous reports were coming in to the Marines at Camp Carroll during early January 1968 about major North Vietnamese Army infiltration along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Indeed, enemy sa… Read MoreIn his 25 years as a fighter and a prisoner, ARVN officer Cau Le was a giant of soldieringFor 12 years, a diminutive South Vietnamese Army officer named Cau Le was in almost continuous combat against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. As a platoon leader, company, batt… Read MoreMystery Ship: July 2018Kyushu Q1W1 Tokai In contrast to Germany’s endlessly versatile Junkers Ju-88, to which it bore a superficial resemblance, Japan’s Kyushu Q1W1 Tokai (Eastern Sea) was bui… Read More
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