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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

Existence: August 1989

General Note: 8 Arsenal: Dominated by Hueys, the helicopter war was occasionally joined by Hips, Hooks, Hounds and Hormones
10 Personality: Eight years after the beginning of aerial combat the U.S. Air Force finally boasted its first ace.
12 Fighting Forces: The 'field forces' provided a unique means of exercising combat command and territorial control in Vietnam.
50 Book Reviews: The battle for Hamburger Hill challenged the courage of the U.S. soldier
58 Perspectives: Deliberate distortions still obscure understanding of the Vietnam War. It's time they were laid to rest.
18 Survival in the Rear: In the wacky world of the rear, the war seemed remote, the daily routine a bore, until the VC stirred things up- and the oft-ridiculed 'lifers' responded.
26 Personal Deadly Game: Founded on teamwork, aerial combat over North Vietnam required constant improvisation. To survive, the airmen of both sides learned to expect the unexpected.
34 Legion's War in Indochina: The French Foreign Legion's tradition includes a fair share of Vietnamese names- Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Na San... and Dien Bien Phu
42 Managing the Company Store: The CIA was in Vietnam before the war and, with station chief Thomas Polgar helping to pull the strings, the CIA was there at the very end, as well.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial139969. August 1989, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial139969, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial139969, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive