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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 1992

General Note: 8 Fighting Forces: The U.S. Cavalry was reborn in the Vietnam War, this time riding helicopters rather than horses into battle.
10 Personality: Colonel Nguyen Van Cu was a genuine patriot and an outstanding soldier who was willing to dies for his beliefs.
14 Arsenal: The Brown Water Navy had its own air force- the armed helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft of the Navy's Seawolf and Black Pony squadrons.
54 Book Reviews: The 'Devil Dogs' of the WWI American Expeditionary Force would have felt at home in the fighting along the DMZ.
62 Perspectives: The Combat Infantryman Badge has become one of the most prestigious of the Army's combat awards.
22 The Boun Enao Project: The 1961 experiment in local self-defense at the Rhade village of Boun Enao could have been the basis for a successful counterinsurgency program.
30 King of Battle's Fiery Test: The artillery prides itself on being aloof from the fray, but a Tra Bong the 'King of Battle' was literally fighting for its life.
38 Long Tan Battle Royal: The Viet Cong's 275th Regiment was set to overrun the Australian base camp at Nui Dat. But D Company of the Royal Australian Regiment's 6th Battalion stood in its way.
46 To Die Alone in the Silence: The Montagnard partisans of the Groupements de Commandos Mixtes Aeroportes played a major role in French operations behind Viet Minh lines.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140075. October 1992, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140075, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140075, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive