June 18
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 18, 1965: B-52s first used in combat in 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: B-52s first used in combat in Vietnam.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 17, 1969: U.S. intelligence: N. Vietnamese troops have retaken Ap Bia Mountain.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 15, 1964: Johnson postpones sending resolution to Congress.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 14, 1968: Dr. Benjamin Spock, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., and two others found guilty of assisting draft resisters.