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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 1997

General Note: 8 Personality: Known as the 'Black Lion,' reitred Major Wilbur Greene was an African-American CIA operative in Laos.
10 Arsenal: Navy pilot Kent Vandervelde took part in the first sea-based overland rescue efforts.
16 Fighting Forces: 'Tracers were coming at me from all over the place; most of them looked like they would hit me right between the eyes.'
54 Reviews: A proud veteran who simply did his duty gives an account refreshingly free of cynicism and self-pity.
62 Perspectives: There was a whole theoretical framework behind the 1960s anti-war movement.
22 Zulu Platoon's Final Flight: The SEAL platoon wanted revenge for a wounded comrade. What they almost got was their own annihilation.
30 Man-Made Monsoons: The Weather War: The Popeye project sought to extend the rainy season in the Laotion panhandle- to cause flooding and dny the enemy use of infiltration routes to South Vietnam.
38 Marines Under Fire at Con Thien: By midsummer 1967, the battle near the DMZ had taken on a life of its own. It would not end until the Tet Offensive changed the complexion of the war.
46 Testing the Rules of Engagement: Everyone in Vietnam knew that the restrictions imposed by the rules of engagement were insane, but only two Air Force officers fell on their swords in protest.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140230. December 1997, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140230, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140230, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive