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Publisher/Org.: Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World

General Note: 1988- / Bimonthly numbering: June-1 ; August-2 ; October-3 ; December-4 ; February-5 ; April-6 / Publisher Varies: Empire, Primedia Enthusiast, Cowles, Weider, HistoryNet-World / Quarterly Summer 1988-Summer 1989

General Note: 8 Peronality: OSS Major Peter Dewey became America's first Vietnam casualty
10 Fighting Forces: Soldiers on the water and sailors on land were typical of the unique Mobile Riverine Force
12 Bases and Installations: The vista today is of Soviet warships, but Cam Ranh Bay was born an American logistics and engineering marvel
50 Arsenal: The SAM war that broke out in 1965 called for new air tactics, equipment- and added measure of pure grit.
56 Book Reviews: In two books, an officer and an NCO take alternative views of everyday life in the field for the 'grunt'
18 Armed Vertical Tactic: Before Vietnam, armed choppers were not in the U.S. inventory- in 1961, though, Major Ivan Slavich took his 20-ship outift into the war as start of a new era
26 Hornet's Nest Tripped: A surpise for both sides was the ferocity of battle as Americans of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) and North Vietnamese regulars clashed for the first time... at LZ X-Ray.
34 Mighty Machine's Surprise Mission: When SAC's mighty B-52s were called to action in a conventional mode, they were ready and waiting, even if action in South Vietnam would be a far cry from their design role as a nuclear deterrent.
42 Unlimited Expense Account: Still an enigma to many, General Giap and his NVA strategy evolved together in a revolutionary hothouse. And human cost was to be no obstacle.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial139932. No Date, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial139932, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial139932, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive