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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial140098
8 Fighting Forces: VC and NVA 'child soldiers' played a significant battle-field role.
10 Personality: Sometimes he lounged at Phu Cat; other times he flew through the flak over Hanoi.
12 Arsenal: An M-16, 300-400 rounds of 5.56mm ammo, canteens, rations, grenades, an entrenching tool- these were just for starters.
50 Book Reviews: 'No 'healing,' no apologies, no memorials...can possibly compensate for the damage....'
58 Perspectives: Overemphasis on counter-insurgency doctrines led to the misapplication of the principles of limited war.
18 Air War Fact and Fiction: Having logged more than 1,000 hours in combat, author Mark Berent turns to his own experiences for his 'historical fiction' about the air war in Vietnam.
26 Tonkin Gulf Deployment: For the crewmen of the nuclear-powered frigate USS Truxton, Yankee Station was not particularly hazardous, but it was no pleasure cruise either.
34 Names on the Wall: Mirroring American society, the men and women who died in Vietnam were mostly white, mostly middle class and mostly volunteers.
44 Dangerous Rings of Fire: With no front lines, positioning of artillery on the Vietnam battlefield posed serious problems. The fire support base was the solution.
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: June 1993
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial140105
8 Arsenal: Navy PBRs operated in the inland waterways of Vietnam with remarkable efficiency.
10 Fighting Forces: The Marines' TAC Party was the interface between the grunts on the ground and the aircraft overhead.
12 Personality: The fighting spirit of Air Force Academy graduate Captain Lance P. Sijan led to the Medal of Honor.
50 Book Reviews: Don Sheppard's PBR's were in the thick of Brown Water Navy action.
58 Perspectives: The controversial Gulf of Tonkin incident occured 29 years ago this month.
18 Recon Zone Alpha: To the North Vietnamese Army's 2nd Regiment, the hard-fought battle in 'Death Valley' was 'the big fight with the little helicopters.'
26 Tough Recondo School: The Recondo School at Nha Trang was a tough course from the start. Especially since the curriculum included the battlefied itself.
34 Cambodia Jungle Bailout: When he needed help in the worst way, only one airplane could hear him. It was Tiger 01, the F-4 Phantom he had flown on a previous tour.
42 Heroic Allies: During the struggle to save their country, the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam lost more than a quarter-million soldiers on the battlefield.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1993
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial140195
8 Fighting Forces: The 'Pied Pipers of the DMZ' were not just bandmen. Like all Marines, they were trained to served as riflemen, as well.
10 Arsenal: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then combat artist Jim Pollock's paintings tell volumes about the realities of Vietnam.
12 Personality: Former 'Puff the Magic Dragon' gunship pilot James P. 'Bull' Durham is one of the true balladeers of the Vietnam War.
50 Reviews: The assault on Fire Support Base Mary Ann proved to be one of the worst military tragedies of the Vietnam War.
18 Men With Green Faces: In Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Navy SEALs were the 'eyes and ears' that provided vital intelligence on enemy operations.
26 Songs of War: Popular Music and Vietnam: As American casualties in Vietnam mounted, Top 40 music lists rocked with many distinctly anti-war songs.
34 Good, Bad and Ugly: Vietnam in the Movies: The tone and theme of Vietnam films changed through the years as understanding of the war evolved in Hollywood and the rest of America.
42 Tightening of Cordon of Death: Centered in 'Dodge City,' Operation Meade River was the largest and most successful Marine search-and-destroy cordon of the war.
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1996
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial140204
8 Personality: Chris Noel was America's answer to Hanoi Hannah.
10 Arsenal: The C-123 Provider cargo plane was the lifeline to small, isolated bases throughout.
16 Fighting Forces: It was payback time for the Marines and militiamen of Golf CUPP 8.
54 Reviews: Two new books shed light on the relationship between the military and the media.
62 Perspectives: At a book conference on McNamara's In Retrospect, military heavyweights lined up to 'knife the Mac.'
22 Operation Menu's Secret Bombing of Cambodia: President Richard M. Nixon had promised to end American involvement in Vietnam, but enemy sanctuaries in Cambodia threatened any such U.S. withdrawal.
30 Mystery Ambush Near Xuan Loc: What was in the two sealed conex containers that would prompt the entire 274th VC Regiment to ambush an 11th Armored Cavalry convoy?
38 Trial By Fire: All hell broke loose as the 'Slicks' approached the landing zone. But you did not break formation. You sucked it up and flew into the bowels of the Grim Reaper.
46 The Second Noel: Nearly 130,000 South Vietnamese refugees found new homes in America before Christmas 1975.
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 1996
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial140218
8 Fighting Forces: 'Vietnamization' was the mission, and ACTOV was the U.S. Navy's solution.
10 Arsenal: The Coast Guard's piggy-back mortar/machine-gun combination proved its worth in Vietnam.
12 Personality: Fong Nguyen believes a series of miracles brought him safely from Saigon to San Antonio.
50 Reviews: The Vietnam War was lost in Washington, D. C., even before it started.
58 Perspectives: The North Vietnamese Army failed to capitalize on the vulnerability of Khe Sanh's water supply.
18 Shedding New Light on the Guld of Tonkin Incident: With fresh evidence now available, claims that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was deliberately provoked gain new plausibility.
26 Big Guns of Camp Carroll: U.S. strategy for the defense of the DMZ called for interlocking bands of artillery fire, and the firebase at Camp Carroll was the linchpin.
34 Mutual Surprise at An Ninh: Outmanned and outgunned, the 101st Airborne paratroopers were fighting for their lives.
42 Reflections on a Lost War: 'Twenty years ago I wanted a rematch,' says General John Murray. 'But now I look at America's involvement as a re-engagement in the interest of freedom.'
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1997
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial140225
8 Personality: Jon Cavaiani survived 18 months as a POW in Hanoi.
12 Fighting Forces: The Navy's photo interpreters were the brains behind the eyes of its carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft.
16 Arsenal: The OV-10 Bronco was a feared and hated adversary of the North Vietnamese.
54 Reviews: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam- Studies and Observations Group was one of the war's elite forces.
62 Perspectives: The Pentagon Papers give insights into the Johnson administration's thinking.
22 F-4 Mission Over Hanoi: The SAMs and AAA were formidable enough, but adding air-to-air combat with MiG-21s made raids over Hanoi especially harrowing for U.S. pilots
30 Last Days of Cambodia: As America's involvement in Indochina came to an end in the spring of 1975, the Khmer Rouge closed in on Phnom Penh for the kill.
38 Operation Attleboro: The Wolfhounds' Brave Stand: The Dau Tieng relief mission had all the makings of a tactical disaster, but leadership and courage snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
46 Retreat From Hell: Dropped into Tu Le to stem the Viet Minh tide in 1952, the French 6th Colonial Para had to fight for their lives instead.
Volume: 10
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: October 1997
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial307059
8 Personality: Dickey Chapelle's lifelong quest was to always be where the action was, Vietnam included.
10 Fighting Forces: 1965 would be the opening chapter for a newly formed VC regiment, the 273rd.
12 Bases and Installations: At Cu Chi, paved streets lined the once remote rest and refit grounds of the Viet Cong.
50 Arsenal: The one-two punch provided by the Quad and Duster was an adaptation left over from World War II
58 Book Reviews: Time provides fresh perspective on the 'other war' in Vietnam- the American advisory effort from start to finish.
18 Allies From Down Under: Their numbers may have been small, but the Aussie advisers in Vietnam were on hand for 10 years- and for many a tough combat operation.
26 Troubled Apostle of Victory: John Paul Vann, military man and civilian adviser, was a legendary figure as contradictory as the war itself.
34 War's Bitter Finale: In the confusion and panic came moments of honor, others of seeming betrayal. Heroes and innocents were left behind.
42 Double Ambush on Route 13: Not one, but two ambushes would greet the deploying armored cavalry of the US 1st Infantry in a test of strength along National Route 13
Volume: 1
Issue: 4
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Association: Tet '68 Association
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Added: 10 Jan 2006 [Updated: 05 Jul 2007]
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial307064
'Col. Harry G. Summers, Jr., 'Editorial: Ten years ago the Vietnam War was seen as one of those 'riddles wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.' '
- Cecil B. Currey with Patrick Barrentine, 'Personality: A former prisoner of war serves as America's first ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.'
- Carol A. Hunter, 'Fighting Forces: At least 58 American civilian women - government empoyees as well as others - died in Vietnam.'
- Douglas J. McVey, 'Nightmare Near Loc Ninh'
- PO2 G.W. Frederickson, USN (Ret.), 'Mined in the Mekong Delta'
- Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, USA (Ret.), 'Troops to Equal Any'
- Tech. Sgt. Dale K. Robinson, USAF(Ret.), '20th Special Operations Squadron: Air Commandos'
- CAPT Ronnie E. Ford, U.S. Army, 'Reviews: A new look at the Tonkin Gulf incident finds the event that plunged America into full-scale war to be 'a genuine mistake.' '
- Joe Patrick, 'Arsenal: The South Vietnamese Air Force, in its time the fourth largest in the world, fought it out t
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1998
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Added: 10 Jan 2006 [Updated: 20 Jun 2007]
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial139951
8 Personality: Dickey Chapelle's lifelong quest was to always be where the action was, Vietnam included.
10 Fighting Forces: 1965 would be the opening chapter for a newly formed VC regiment, the 273rd.
12 Bases and Installations: At Cu Chi, paved streets lined the once remote rest and refit grounds of the Viet Cong.
50 Arsenal: The one-two punch provided by the Quad and Duster was an adaptation left over from World War II
58 Book Reviews: Time provides fresh perspective on the 'other war' in Vietnam- the American advisory effort from start to finish.
18 Allies From Down Under: Their numbers may have been small, but the Aussie advisers in Vietnam were on hand for 10 years- and for many a tough combat operation.
26 Troubled Apostle of Victory: John Paul Vann, military man and civilian adviser, was a legendary figure as contradictory as the war itself.
34 War's Bitter Finale: In the confusion and panic came moments of honor, others of seeming betrayal. Heroes and innocents were left behind.
42 Double Ambush on Route 13: Not one, but two ambushes would greet the deploying armored cavalry of the US 1st Infantry in a test of strength along National Route 13
Volume: 1
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Added: 14 Aug 2003 [Updated: 05 Jul 2007]
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 278Serial139959
8 Personality: His nickname came from a comic strip, but Earthquake McGoon was more the stuff of legend.
10 Fighting Forces: An irregular war fostered the evolution of 'lurps' and MACV's Recondo School
12 Arsenal: 'Daisy Cutters' in Vietnam meant blockbuster bombs that toppled trees and cleared landing zones.
50 Book Reviews: From 1967-1969, Phil Davidson was MACV's eyes and ears
58 Bases and Installations: Recreation sites during the Vietnam War offered different strokes for different folks
18 Battle for Saigon: Inside the Saigon Circle, the Viet Cong's carefully planned 1968 Tet Offensive erupted into a plethora of battles- and battles within battles.
26 With the Walking Dead: For a young Marine, a 'patrol' along the 'Street Without Joy' was more like a metamorphosis.
34 Bridge at Dragon's Jaw: Lying well outside of Hanoi City limits, the Than Hoa bridge seemed an easy target in 1965. The costly and obsessive effort to destroy it amounted to a veritable aerial siege.
42 Magnificent Pressure Exerted: At little-known Dai Do, an outnumbered Marine battalion defended a river supply line against the NVA division.
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
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Added: 14 Aug 2003 [Updated: 14 Aug 2003]
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