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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 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.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial139959. 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=278Serial139959, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial139959, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive