Vietnam

A Broad View of the War

recurring problem in researching and chronicling 20th century wars is keeping up with the revisions necessitated by the declassification of once-restricted documents. The American war in Vietnam is one example of those adjustments, but until the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is completely forthcoming with its own records, the definitive history of the Vietnam War won’t be written. With the declassification of

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Keeping An Eye On The Enemy
On March 23, 1961, a 315th Air Division Douglas VC-47 took off from the Laotian capital, Vientiane, with eight intelligence personnel and the U.S. Army assistant attaché to Vietnam aboard. It was to fly over northeast Laos to take photographs and int
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Chemical Operations In Vietnam
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It is said that life doesn’t give us obstacles any bigger than we’re equipped to handle. When Maj. Thomas W. Daniels Jr. was assigned to Advisory Team 52 of the Vinh Long Province in July 1965, he was already 39 and a veteran of over 20 years in mili

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