The Battle of Hamburger Hill part 2 /// 90

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Hamburger Hill is one of the most famous battles from the Vietnam War. This is the complete story of that bloody conflict.

It’s all here and it’s all free on Battlecast, the world’s foremost podcast on war and its sociopolitical impact.

This is part two of an ongoing series. You can find part one here.

Download episode 90 here: download link.

Maps and Images:

Extensive maps and images are posted to the historical atlas of The Battle for Hamburger Hill located here

Music Source:

Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio /// website: karlcasey.bandcamp.com

References:

Hamburger Hill, May 11-20, 1969 by Samuel Zaffiri. (1988).

Vietnam: the bloodbath at Hamburger Hill by John DiConsiglio (2010).

“I Led A Brigade At Hamburger Hill.” The Washington Post. May 27, 1989: a23.

“Hamburger Hill’ remembered.” by Grey, Philip . The Leaf Chronicle. May 15, 2013.

Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow.

Major General Melvin Zais and Hamburger Hill by Major Kelly Owen Carl Boian.

“The Capture of Hamburger Hill.” by James Wright. Vietnam. June, 2010.

Steinman, R. (2015). The soldiers’ story: Vietnam in their own words.

The Ten Thousand Day War: Vietnam 1945-1975 by Michael MacLear.

The history of the 101st Airborne Division Screaming Eagles: the first 50 years by Robert E. Jones. (2005).