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The Tet Offensive had just petered out when the wounded Viet Cong, bolstered by the NVA, hit Saigon again—hard—in May 1968. Bang! It started off with a big bang. A 500-pound bang, rigged up in an old blue and yellow 1950s vintage Renault taxi cab. The intended target was the joint Vietnamese and Armed Forces …
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Valor: Hero at the ControlsArthur Aaron Royal Air Force Victoria Cross Turin, Italy Aug. 12–13, 1943 In 2001 the citizens of Leeds, England, erected a bronze statue in honor of Acting Flight Sergeant Arthur … Read MoreWhat We Learned: from the Battle of VeracruzEntering the White House in 1913, President Woodrow Wilson had one eye on the simmering turmoil in Europe and the other on a problem closer to home—in Mexico, where a chaotic civil… Read MoreTripoli Pirates FoiledWhen corsair demanded gold from America in return for peace at sea, Thomas Jefferson sent warships instead. Among the many words we might use to describe Thomas Jefferson, bellicos… Read MoreDecisions: Hitler’s Halt OrderWorld War II is replete with decisive moments, from Adolf Hitler’s decision to attack Poland in 1939 to President Harry S. Truman’s 1945 decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshi… Read More10 Great POW EscapesCapture is an occupational hazard for soldiers and escape is a POW’s duty—some even succeed with imagination and style. Everyone loves a great escape. In the civilian world even th… Read More
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