June 18
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 18, 1965: SAC B-52s used for first time in South Vietnam.
What people are saying about Haunting Legacy
"What a terrific book!"
— Lesley Stahl, correspondent for 60 Minutes
"This is great narrative history and biography combined to create informative case studies."
— Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute
"Marvin Kalb and Deborah Kalb’s account of this phenomenon is studiously researched, vividly narrated, and, above all, highly readable. It will stand as a major contribution to the subject."
— Stanley Karnow, author of Vietnam: A History and winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 18, 1965: SAC B-52s used for first time in South Vietnam.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 17, 1969: North Vietnamese reoccupy Ap Bia Mountain.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 16, 1961: Kennedy agrees to send instructors to train troops.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 15, 1964: Johnson decides against submitting resolution to Congress.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 14, 1925: Pierre Salinger, press secretary in Kennedy and Johnson administrations, born.