North Vietnam

For the North Vietnamese, the S-75 was more than a weapon—it was a symbol of their ability to adapt and resist despite overwhelming odds. Of course, for America, it was...

Yes, there were Soviet troops in North Vietnam, and in significantly larger numbers than their Korean War predecessors. Although the Cold War never turned into a “hot war,” i.e., full-blown World War...

Colonel Tomb was supposedly a double ace of the VPAF who scored anywhere from twelve to fourteen air-to-air kills against American warplanes. As the saying goes, “The first casualty of...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The sinking of Card “provided a preview” of the attack on the USS Cole in 2000 — a textbook case of a low-tech assault...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Bombarding targets from the safety of a battleship was much easier than bombing them from aircraft. The North Vietnamese, who had a sophisticated anti-aircraft network,...

In the end, the military campaign was called Operation Ranch Hand, but it originally went by a more appropriately hellish appellation: Operation Hades. As part of this Vietnam War effort,...