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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 1997

General Note: 8 Fighting Forces: 'Vietnamization' was the mission, and ACTOV was the U.S. Navy's solution.
10 Arsenal: The Coast Guard's piggy-back mortar/machine-gun combination proved its worth in Vietnam.
12 Personality: Fong Nguyen believes a series of miracles brought him safely from Saigon to San Antonio.
50 Reviews: The Vietnam War was lost in Washington, D. C., even before it started.
58 Perspectives: The North Vietnamese Army failed to capitalize on the vulnerability of Khe Sanh's water supply.
18 Shedding New Light on the Guld of Tonkin Incident: With fresh evidence now available, claims that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was deliberately provoked gain new plausibility.
26 Big Guns of Camp Carroll: U.S. strategy for the defense of the DMZ called for interlocking bands of artillery fire, and the firebase at Camp Carroll was the linchpin.
34 Mutual Surprise at An Ninh: Outmanned and outgunned, the 101st Airborne paratroopers were fighting for their lives.
42 Reflections on a Lost War: 'Twenty years ago I wanted a rematch,' says General John Murray. 'But now I look at America's involvement as a re-engagement in the interest of freedom.'

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140218. August 1997, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140218, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140218, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive