A Battle That Changed The Course of the Vietnam War – Hamburger Hill
The Battle for Hamburger Hill left such a big mark on the American psyche that it has appeared in films, documentary series, video games and…
Japan’s Emperor and Empress Meet With Children Abandoned by Japanese Soldiers After WWII
The royal couple of Japan, 83-year-old Emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko, listened to Vietnamese children whose Japanese fathers abandoned them after World War II.…
Sergeant First Class Robert Howard: Refused Two Medals of Honor
He earned three nominations for a Medal of Honor but received only one. Not because he did not deserve all three, but because some of his…
President Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam Legacy
Two months before the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed both the House and the Senate, on May 27, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson made two phone…
Death of a Distinguished Marine – Veteran Of Iwo Jima, Vietnam, And Korea, Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden
On Saturday 18th February, Charlottesville lost one of her most distinguished sons, Retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden, at a hospice in Florida. Lt. Gen…
Vietnamese Bride Still Loves Her Japanese Husband – 60 Years After He Left
Over 60 years after her Japanese husband left her in Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Xuan still sleeps with a body pillow made from his military uniform.…
Kelley Shoemaker: Paratrooper during the Vietnam War
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…
Hal Moore, Hero Of Ia Drang, Passes Away at the age of 94
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Harold Gregory “Hal” Moore, Jr., who has passed away at the age of 94,…
January 2017 Marks the 50th Anniversary of “Cedar Falls” Vietnam Offensive
The US Army’s First and 25th Infantry Divisions began Operation Cedar Falls in January of 1967. It was an offensive to take out the strongholds…
Historian Alleges Nixon Interfered With Peace Talks In Vietnam In 1968
Historians have long surmised that Richard M. Nixon, the presidential contender in 1969, interfered with peace talks to end the Vietnam War, to bolster his…
Historian Alleges Nixon Interfered With Peace Talks in Vietnam
President Lyndon B. Johnson called Richard Nixon on November 2, 1968. In the call, the president in no uncertain terms, accused the presidential candidate of…
“It Gave Us Strength” – U.S. Army Veteran Describes Service As Platoon Leader During Vietnam War
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…