Hamburger Hill. It’s a battle made famous by the 1987 film with the same name. But the real battle of Hamburger Hill, also known as the Battle for Hill 937, took place almost two decades before the film was released – comprising more than a week of fierce, modern combat in horrendous mountainous terrain which… Continue reading The Battle of Hamburger Hill: an Audio History /// 89
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The Definitive Historical Atlas of the Battle of Hamburger Hill
The Battle of Hamburger Hill took place over more than ten days, from May 10 to May 20, 1969. By the end of it all over 16,000 artillery rounds and hundreds of helicopter gunships and tactical air strikes were utilized by American forces on just a few key mountains. After the battle, the North Vietnamese… Continue reading The Definitive Historical Atlas of the Battle of Hamburger Hill
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