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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 1995

General Note: 8 Fighting Forces: 'Jungle Jim,' the Florida training site for the Air Commandos, was the U.S. Air Force's answer to counterinsurgency operations.
10 Personality: While many in Hollywood scorned those who served in Vietnam, Martha ('Colonel Maggie') Raye was not among them.
12 Arsenal: North Vietnamese air defenses were the most deadly in the world, but 'Buffalo Hunter' drones were able to get through.
50 Reviews: Behind 'Sneaky Pete' Special Forces operations are grueling sessions of training and preparation.
58 Perspectives: One despicable legacy of the Vietnam War is the false portrayal of American soldiers as blood-thirsty barbarians.
18 The Forgotten Fourth: The Central Highlands were critical to South Vietnam's survival. Guarding that key terrain was the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
26 War on Campus: Michigan State: The long-standing unrest on the East Lansing campus led to a 1970 riot and a 1972 two-day standoff with police.
34 Coast Guard in Market Time: North Vietnam was effectively supplying the Viet Cong in the South by sea; to stop the flow, the U.S. Navy created Operation Market Time.
42 Fearless Madame La Parachutiste: When the 6th Colonial Paratroopers jumped into the death trap at Tu-Le in 1952, among them was a valiant French female war correspondent.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140165. August 1995, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140165, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140165, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive