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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: October 1990

General Note: 10 Arsenal: Robot warriors- unmanned air vehicles- were important in U.S. aerial reconnaissance.
12 Fighting Forces: It looked good on paper, but in practice 'the McNamara Line' failed.
16 Personality: Shot down in April 1966, Air Force Colonel Sam Johnson survived more than seven years as a POW
50 Book Reviews: The Military Provincial Hospital Assistance Program attempted to support the Vietnamese people.
58 Perspectives: What did you sing in the war? Vietnam rocked and rolled for most soldiers.
18 Seabees at Dong Xoai: It was the first Navy Medal of Honor awarded in Vietnam. And it was won far inland by a construction mechanic.
26 Setting the Stage: Beaten in the Red River delta, the Vietminh proved at Hoa Binh they had learned their lesson.
34 Bayonets Unsheathed: Enemy fire from My Canh 2 had the Americans pinned down when Tiger Force moved to their rescue.
42 Ambust at Albany: Ia Drang had been a great victory, but disaster was lurking in the jungles nearby.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140019

Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140019. October 1990, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140019, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140019, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive