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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: June 1999

General Note: 22 Delta Radiers' Costly Recovery Mission: It took 17 ears and a series of remarkable coincidences before Jim Zwit could thank the family whose son had carried him to safety.
30 Soviet Involvement in the War: Soviet wartime aid to North Vietnam had more to do with rivalry between Russia and China than a Cold War confrontation with the United States.
38 30th Anniversary: Hamburger Hill Revisited: Hamburger Hill proved to be the telling battle of the Vietnam War, as Pork Chop hill was for the Korean War.
46 Identifying the Unknown Soldier: Many of the unknowns of the Vietnam War are no longer mysteries, including the identity of the veteran formerly interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns.
16 Arsenal: Stripped of its glamour, the 'Swedish K' submachine gun was actually a pedestrian weapon.
18 Fighting Forces: Ground interdiction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail was the 1st Special Guerrilla Unit's reason for being.
54 Reviews: Debunking the tales of frauds who claim to be Vietnam veterans is a great tribute to those who actually served.
56 Personality: During South Vietnam's struggle for survival, Nguyen Cao Ky was air vice marshal, prime minister and vice president.
62 Perspectives: Why did we go to Vietnam? Here's the reply of a 101st Airborne Division helicopter pilot.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216363

Citation: Vietnam, 1452Serial216363. June 1999, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216363, Accessed 06 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 1452Serial216363, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive