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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: December 1991

General Note: 8 Arsenal: Operation Ranch Hand was one of the most controversial operations of the war.
10 Fighting Forces: At Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, the K-9 dogs of the Air Force Kilo units helped keep the enemy at bay.
12 Personality: Air Commando Bernie Fisher was determined to get a fellow pilot out alive.
50 Book Reviews: He was Marine Corps hero Chesty Puller's 'Fortunate Son,' and he paid a terrible price for that great honor.
58 Perspectives: The 'phone patches' of the Military Amateur Radio Services (MARS) were a link between the troops and their families back home.
18 The Sea Dragon Strikes Again: The warships of the U.S. Navy closed on the North Vietnamese coast to destroy enemy waterborne logistics craft and coastal lines of communication.
26 Caught in Harm's Way: The Air Force radar at Lima Site 85 made possible pinpoint bombing of Northern Laos and Vietnam. The radar couldn't be allowed to survive.
34 Aussies Hold the Line: ALl that stood between the NVA regiments and Saigon were two battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment. At FSB Coral, they turned back the attack.
42 No Greater Loyalty: America's most loyal allies in Vietnam were the Montagnards, or 'mountain people,' of the Civilian Irregular Defense Group.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140061. December 1991, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140061, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140061, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive