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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: April 1992

General Note: 8 Arsenal: Sound suppressors turned pistols, rifles and submachine guns into deadly 'hush guns.'
10 Fighting Forces: The 'Chargers' of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade fought from one end of Vietnam to the other.
12 Personality: The mayor of Hue, Colonel Le Van Than, brought order out of the post-Tet 1968 chaos.
50 Book Reviews: The struggle for Hue was one of the most savage and hard-fought battles of the entire Vietnam War.
58 Perspectives: Dr. Linda Reinberg has been helping vets with post-traumatic stress disorder.
18 No Deros Delta: For the besieged 7th Cavalry troopers at 'Landing Zone Bitch,' it looked like the Little Bighorn all over again.
26 Building the Vietnam Memorial: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington did not just happen. It tooke years of hard work, dedication and persistence to turn a dream into reality.
34 Bloody Incident at Lai An: The Bo Dieu and Cua Viet rivers were the lifeline to the Marine positions along the DMZ, and the 320th NVA Division was determined to close them down.
42 Battalion Meat Grinder: The climatic battle of the First Indochina War, Dien Bien Phu wrote the finish to French attempts to reoccupy their former colonial possessions.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140060. April 1992, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140060, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140060, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive