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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 1992

General Note: 8 Arsenal: General Abrams called the AN/PRC-25 radio 'the single most important tactical item in Vietnam today.'
10 Personality: When Marine RTO Don Hossack started out for Hill 881 South, he did not realize how hard his company could be hit.
12 Fighting Forces: More than 200,000 NVA and VC soldiers defected to join South Vietnam's Chieu Hoi program.
50 Book Reviews: Grace Sevey's collection of carefully selected essays on the American experience in Vietnam is incredibly diverse.
58 Perspectives: By barring action against the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the 'Harriman Line' in Laos proved to be South Vietnam's undoing.
20 The Fall of Ngok Tavak: Lost in the furor over evacuation of the Special Forces camp at Kham Duc, the gallant stand at nearby Ngok Tavak has been largely forgotten.
26 Screaming Eagle's Vision: When the 'Screaming Eagles' wanted to know what the enemy was up to, they turned to their long-range reconnaissance patrols.
34 Keep 'Em Flying: The Linebacker II air operations over North Vietnam were truly spectacular. Making it happen were the maintenance crews back on the ground.
42 Secret Marine Ambush in Laos: Bizarre rules said the United States could not interfere with NVA convoys within plain sight across the Laotian border. The 9th Marines thought otherwise.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140071. August 1992, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140071, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140071, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive