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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 1992

General Note: 8 Arsenal: The delta marshes gave the Viet Cong perfect cover until the 'muskrat patrol' airboats arrived.
10 Fighting Forces: After pioneering helicopter use in Korea, the Marine 'Pineapple' squadron then paved the way in Vietnam.
16 Personality: Wild Weasel pilot Leo Thorsness had a dangerous job- hunting SAM launch sites in North Vietnam.
54 Book Reviews: Scout pilots in Vietnam were a special breed, and 'Outcast' Hugh Mills was among the bravest.
66 Perspectives: Vietnam was the first television war, but did the small slices of truth portrayed on the TV represent only a pseudo reality?
22 Inside Story: With many of its files now declassified, the activites of MACV's super-secret Studies and Observation Group can finally be revealed.
30 Vietnam Myths: Who are the Vietnam veterans? With his best-selling novels, a former 101st Airborne Division combat correspondent sets the record straight.
38 Twilight Zone East: Tiger ladies and mercenaries, as well as man-eating tigers, super dogs and sea snakes, were all part of the VIetnam War's strange legacy.
46 POW Rescue Game Plan: It began as a raid on the infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' to liberate U.S. POWs but ended up as a major campaign to seize Hanoi itself.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140081

Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140081. December 1992, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140081, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140081, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive