This is a blog about world history in general, world war ii, i, vietnam war, middle ages, boer war, weapons, and biographies of famous people, etc.
Adelbert Waldron (1933 – 1995) was a US Army sniper who served in the 9th Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. Collected and self-possessed in an extremely dangerous environment, he was the most effective sniper in the war, holding the record of 109 confirmed kills, which is the highest number for any American sniper in [...]
Eric R England was an American marine who served in the US Marine Corps 3rd Marine Division during the Vietnam War. With 98 confirmed kills, England was the third most effective sniper of that war, trailing behind Aldelbert Waldron (109 kills) and Chuck Mawhinney (103). Eric England was born in 1933, in Union County, Georgia. [...]
Chuck Mawhinney was a US Marine Corps sniper who served sixteen months in the Vietnam War. Although he was less well known than his more famous counterpart sniper legend Carlos Hathcock, Mawhinney actually had 103 confirmed kills to Hathcock’s 93. Mawhinney had another 216 that are listed as "probables" by the U.S. Marine Corps. Charles [...]
The Battle of Binh Ba was a battle fought between the Australian 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) and a combined communist unit made up of North Vietnamese Army cadres and Viet Cong guerrillas in the village of Binh Ba, in Phuoc Tuy Province, from June 6 to June 8, 1969, during the Vietnam War. [...]
Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War began in 1962, when Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies sent a small force of 30 military advisers, which were dispatched as the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), also known as "the Team". Since Australian military had gained valuable experience in jungle warfare and counter-insurgency tactics after their involvement [...]
The Battle of Long Tan was a Vietnam War battle fought between the Australian Army and Viet Cong guerrillas on August 18, 1966, in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tan, South Vietnam. This military engagement took place when D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), which was part of [...]
