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8 Arsenal: SLAR and UGS pierced the darkness to keep the Ho Chi Minh Trail under allied surveillance.
10 Personality: Marine pilot Stephen W. Pless wasn't going to let a captured helicopter crew stay captured for long.
12 Fighting Forces: 'Reardon's Raiders' had to hold on until the rest of the 'Blackhorse' Regiment could pile on.
50 Book Reviews: Before it was Nixon's, Johnson's or even Kennedy's war, Vietnam was Eisenhower's war.
58 Perspectives: What do the Battle of Shiloh and the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley have in common?
18 Great Spring Victory: With a 5.5-to-1 edge in men, 2.1-to1 in artillery and 1.2-to-1 in tanks, in March 1975 the NVA finally succeeded in cutting South Vietnam in two.
26 Armor Holds the Line: Beating back the enemy attack, the 'Lancers' proved that shock action, mobility and firepower could be decisive on a jungle battlefield.
34 Holding Death At Bay: It was nothing short of spectacular- of the Americans wounded in Veitnam who reached medical facilities, 97.5 percent survived.
42 Chenla II: Prelude to Disaster: The greatest catastrophe of Cambodia's war, Lon Nol's 1971 Chenla II campaign decimated his army and paved the way for the rise of the Khmer Rouge.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: June 1992
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8 Arsenal: General Abrams called the AN/PRC-25 radio 'the single most important tactical item in Vietnam today.'
10 Personality: When Marine RTO Don Hossack started out for Hill 881 South, he did not realize how hard his company could be hit.
12 Fighting Forces: More than 200,000 NVA and VC soldiers defected to join South Vietnam's Chieu Hoi program.
50 Book Reviews: Grace Sevey's collection of carefully selected essays on the American experience in Vietnam is incredibly diverse.
58 Perspectives: By barring action against the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the 'Harriman Line' in Laos proved to be South Vietnam's undoing.
20 The Fall of Ngok Tavak: Lost in the furor over evacuation of the Special Forces camp at Kham Duc, the gallant stand at nearby Ngok Tavak has been largely forgotten.
26 Screaming Eagle's Vision: When the 'Screaming Eagles' wanted to know what the enemy was up to, they turned to their long-range reconnaissance patrols.
34 Keep 'Em Flying: The Linebacker II air operations over North Vietnam were truly spectacular. Making it happen were the maintenance crews back on the ground.
42 Secret Marine Ambush in Laos: Bizarre rules said the United States could not interfere with NVA convoys within plain sight across the Laotian border. The 9th Marines thought otherwise.
Volume: 5
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1992
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8 Fighting Forces: The U.S. Cavalry was reborn in the Vietnam War, this time riding helicopters rather than horses into battle.
10 Personality: Colonel Nguyen Van Cu was a genuine patriot and an outstanding soldier who was willing to dies for his beliefs.
14 Arsenal: The Brown Water Navy had its own air force- the armed helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft of the Navy's Seawolf and Black Pony squadrons.
54 Book Reviews: The 'Devil Dogs' of the WWI American Expeditionary Force would have felt at home in the fighting along the DMZ.
62 Perspectives: The Combat Infantryman Badge has become one of the most prestigious of the Army's combat awards.
22 The Boun Enao Project: The 1961 experiment in local self-defense at the Rhade village of Boun Enao could have been the basis for a successful counterinsurgency program.
30 King of Battle's Fiery Test: The artillery prides itself on being aloof from the fray, but a Tra Bong the 'King of Battle' was literally fighting for its life.
38 Long Tan Battle Royal: The Viet Cong's 275th Regiment was set to overrun the Australian base camp at Nui Dat. But D Company of the Royal Australian Regiment's 6th Battalion stood in its way.
46 To Die Alone in the Silence: The Montagnard partisans of the Groupements de Commandos Mixtes Aeroportes played a major role in French operations behind Viet Minh lines.
Volume: 5
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: October 1992
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8 Arsenal: The delta marshes gave the Viet Cong perfect cover until the 'muskrat patrol' airboats arrived.
10 Fighting Forces: After pioneering helicopter use in Korea, the Marine 'Pineapple' squadron then paved the way in Vietnam.
16 Personality: Wild Weasel pilot Leo Thorsness had a dangerous job- hunting SAM launch sites in North Vietnam.
54 Book Reviews: Scout pilots in Vietnam were a special breed, and 'Outcast' Hugh Mills was among the bravest.
66 Perspectives: Vietnam was the first television war, but did the small slices of truth portrayed on the TV represent only a pseudo reality?
22 Inside Story: With many of its files now declassified, the activites of MACV's super-secret Studies and Observation Group can finally be revealed.
30 Vietnam Myths: Who are the Vietnam veterans? With his best-selling novels, a former 101st Airborne Division combat correspondent sets the record straight.
38 Twilight Zone East: Tiger ladies and mercenaries, as well as man-eating tigers, super dogs and sea snakes, were all part of the VIetnam War's strange legacy.
46 POW Rescue Game Plan: It began as a raid on the infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' to liberate U.S. POWs but ended up as a major campaign to seize Hanoi itself.
Volume: 5
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 1992
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8 Personality: The Viet Cong counted on surprise for their seizure of Saigon, but General Fred C. Weyand saw them coming.
10 Arsenal: The AK-47 assault rifle was crude but efficient.
14 Fighting Forces: Although the 273rd Regiment was bloodied trying to take Saigon, it survived to fight another day.
54 Book Reviews: In the histories of the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive plays a key part.
62 Perspectives: Were the North Vietnamese after the cities, or did they have bigger fish to fry?
73 Vietnam Marketplace: New Reader's service page
22 Turning Point of the War: Lyndon Johnson was psychologically defeated by the Tet Offensive. But he was betrayed as well by his top national security advisers.
30 Airlifters to the Rescue: The NVA thought they could turn Khe Sanh into another Dien Bien Phu. But they hand't figured on the critical difference U.S. air power would make.
38 Faking MACV Out of Position: By provoking remote area border fights at Loc Ninh, Dak To and Khe Sanh, the NVA sought to draw U.S. forces away from the cities of South Vietnam.
46 Blocking The NVA Retreat: While the Marines battled for control of Hue, the Army's 1st Cavalry Division moved in the air to cut the enemy's lines of supply and communication.
Volume: 5
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: February 1993
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8 Personality: David Hatcher's spiritual strength carried him through his years as a POW.
10 Fighting Forces: The 'Jolly Green Giant' was the primary search-and-rescue helicopter, but this Jolly Green needed help, too.
12 Arsenal: The field artillery's 'bee-hive' and ICM rounds were old ideas wrapped in new technology.
50 Book Reviews: The Ia Drang was the Army's baptism by fire, presaging how the war would be fought and how it would end.
58 Perspectives: Poems were a way Vietnam veterans had of dealing with their feelings and losses.
18 Air Force's Ground Support: Involving the vast majority of in-country Air Forces personnel, ground support was the essential precondition for effective air operations.
26 The Arts: Images of Vietnam: The essential truth of America's involvement in Vietnam can perhaps best be understood through literature, movies, television, plays, music, paintings and sculptures.
34 Peace Envoy's Postscript: 'In Vietnam we won all the battles... the North lost battle after battle after battle. And look what happened. Look what happened!'
42 Phu Loi Cornered: It began as a routine road-clearing operation. Before it was over, four U.S. infantry battalions would be involved in a confusing and bitter fight.
Volume: 5
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: April 1993
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8 Fighting Forces: Multiplane raids gave Hanoi's defenders too much warning, but a long A-6 Intruder might succeed.
10 Personality: John McKamey's reconnaissance flight over North Vietnam in June 1965 turned out to be anything but routine.
12 Arsenal: During Linebacker II, the B-52 Stratofortresses would finally have a chance to conduct strategic bombing missions.
50 Book Reviews: Shot down near Hainan Island in September 1965, Phil Smith would spend 7 and a half years in a Chinese prison.
58 Perspectives: Twenty years later they returned to the battlefield to come to terms with their past.
18 Chinese Ordeal: The Chinese set out to teach the Vietnamese a lesson for invading Cambodia. But the Vietnamese proved to be much more difficult pupils than expected.
26 Trials Along The Trail: Spawned from mountain trails, North Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Trail was turned into a modern, sophisticated transportation system.
34 Dropping Doumer Bridge: The bridge across the Red River in Hanoi was a key target, and John Piowaty put a 3,000-pound bomb smack in the center of the first main span.
42 Arc Light Strikes: Altough designed for strategic bombing, the B-52 Stratofortress played an important tactical close air support role in South Vietnam.
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: October 1993
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8 Arsenal: Nurses have served officially on the battlefield since 1861. Vietnam proved women could serve in other capacities, as well.
10 Personality: TWA stewardess Marilyn Genz cared about the soldiers she flew in and out of Vietnam. And her 'iron dress' was proof the feeling was mutual.
14 Fighting Forces: In French, 'triage' means to sort out. On the battlefields it means a charnel house, where life-and-death decisions are commonplace.
54 Book Reviews: Clad in her fatigues, signature pearl earrings, and harlequin glasses, photojournalist Dickey Chappelle fought her way to the front.
62 Perspectives: At a time when it was fashionable to revile Americans serving in Vietnam, the women of Huntington, N.Y., set out to honor and support them instead.
22 Sculpting a Vision: Thanks to the true grit of former Army nurse Diane Carlson Evans, the dream of a Vietnam Women's Memorial became a reality.
30 The Angel of Dien Bien Phu: It was called 'Hell in a Very Small Place,' but French flight nurse Genevieve de Galard-Terraube brought a bit of heaven there, too.
38 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 'Nostalgia' in the Civil War, 'shell shock' in World War I, 'battle fatigue' in WWII and Korea. By whatever name, PTSD is a debilitating affliction.
46 The Killing Fields of Laos: As a U.S. senator said and the Hmong discovered, 'to be a friend of the United States can be fatal.'
Volume: 6
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 1993
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8 Fighting Forces: 'Jungle Jim,' the Florida training site for the Air Commandos, was the U.S. Air Force's answer to counterinsurgency operations.
10 Personality: While many in Hollywood scorned those who served in Vietnam, Martha ('Colonel Maggie') Raye was not among them.
12 Arsenal: North Vietnamese air defenses were the most deadly in the world, but 'Buffalo Hunter' drones were able to get through.
50 Reviews: Behind 'Sneaky Pete' Special Forces operations are grueling sessions of training and preparation.
58 Perspectives: One despicable legacy of the Vietnam War is the false portrayal of American soldiers as blood-thirsty barbarians.
18 The Forgotten Fourth: The Central Highlands were critical to South Vietnam's survival. Guarding that key terrain was the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
26 War on Campus: Michigan State: The long-standing unrest on the East Lansing campus led to a 1970 riot and a 1972 two-day standoff with police.
34 Coast Guard in Market Time: North Vietnam was effectively supplying the Viet Cong in the South by sea; to stop the flow, the U.S. Navy created Operation Market Time.
42 Fearless Madame La Parachutiste: When the 6th Colonial Paratroopers jumped into the death trap at Tu-Le in 1952, among them was a valiant French female war correspondent.
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1995
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8 Personality: For an American teenager in Saigon, Vietnam at first seemed like just another Asian country.
10 Arsenal: Since the Civil War, combat photographers have shown us the reality of the battlefield.
16 Fighting Forces: For those who served in III Corps, Nui Ba Den, the Black Virgin Mountain near Tay Ninh City, was an awe-inspiring sight.
54 Reviews: 'They asked you where you've been and you can't tell them. Over twenty years since you've got lost coming home.'
62 Perspectives: Mosquitoes, leeches, lizards, snakes...there was no shortage of critters to make life miserable for the troops in the field.
22 Marines Under the Gun at Liberty Bridge: An NVA battalion was inside the perimeter of the Marine firebase at Phu Lac, and survival hung in the balance.
30 Operation Footboy: Undercover in the North: Although MACV-SOG spent nine years trying to infiltrate North Vietnam, the result was almost complete failure.
38 Night Spectre Haunts The Ho Chi Minh Trail: The Ho Chi Minh Trail was the main supply route to the southern battlefields, and the crews of AC-130 Spectre gunships were determined to shut it down.
46 An American in the War Before '64: Those who served in Vietnam before the 'official' start of U.S. involvement are truly America's forgotten Vietnam vets.
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: October 1995
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