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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 2002

General Note: From Advisers to Fighters: A July 1959 Viet Cong attack on the U.S. Military Assistance and Advisory Group in Bien Hoa resulted in the first official American combat deaths of the war.
Storm on Thunder Road: The 1965 battle of Ap Bau Bang was the first major trial for American armored forces, and it demonstrated the effectiveness of combined arms in jungle warfare.
Huey Pilot's Insights on the Helicopter War: Filmmaker Richard Jellerson flew helicopters in-country long before he made an acclaimed documentary about helicopter warfare in Vietnam.
The Jakarta Axis: Indonesia and the Wars in Indochina: Indonesia's involvement in the murky world of Southeast Asian politics spanned more than 30 years.
Editorial
Letters/Glossary
Fighting Forces: Twenty U.S. Army infantry regiments served both in Vietnam and in America's first Southeast Asian war.
Personality: After 200 missions, Karl Richter was tragically killed on a milk run.
Arsenal: North Vietnam's air force included a Chinese-built fighter.
Reviews: Key figures of the Vietnam era speak for themselves in an important new book.
Perspectives: After nearly 30 years, the myth of Vietnam as a 'bad war' still passes for history.
Vietnam Marketplace
Events

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216442

Citation: Vietnam, 1452Serial216442. August 2002, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216442, Accessed 05 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 1452Serial216442, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive