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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: February 1990

General Note: 8 Personality: Ho Chi Minh combined Communism and nationalism in pursuit of a 'new world order' in Indochina
10 Fighting Forces: In 1966, the 273rd VC was overhauled, ready to fight toe-to-toe with the best of the U.S. Army
16 Arsenal: With her 16-inch guns, the USS New Jersey laid down the fire
54 Book Reviews: The United States unwittingly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
62 Perspectives: A perspective on America's unique experience in Vietnam by the former Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam.
22 Bring Our POWs Back Alive: The daring raid on the Son Tay prison camp deep within North Vietnam showed the depth of America's commitment on its prisoners of war.
30 Prelude to Disaster: When the French forts along Route Coloniale 4 fell to the Viet Minh, the end of the First Indochina War was foreordained.
38 Storming the Citadel: Fighting house-to-house, the Marine battle to regain Hue's south side and recapture the historic Imperial City was a bloody affair.
46 Incredible Odyssey to Freedom: For our ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) Allies, post-traumatic-stress disorder meant years in Communist re-education camps.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial139996. February 1990, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial139996, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial139996, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive