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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 2003

General Note: 10 Arsenal : Although not official military equipment, the ubiquitous Zippo lighter was one piece of hardware many GI's could not do without
12 Fighting Forces: Poorly understood and sometimes misused, the Mobile Strike(Mike) forces often turned the tide in the border battles.
18 Personality: The son of a WW II legend, Major General George S. Patton IV carved out his own military career in Vietnam
22 Co Van My: A Naval Advisers Story: Early in the War, a Young U.S. Navy officer learned some hard lessons about being and adviser to the South Vietnamese navy.
28 What Really Happened at Cam Ne? Although described as one of the top works of journalism of the 20 century , the CBS account of Cam Ne presented only one side of the story.
34 Deadly Marine Patrol into the DMZ: The stepson of Hollywood legend and WW II hero Jimmy Stewart was killed in action during a reconnaissance patrol.
42 Evolution of Aeromedevac in Vietnam: Aeromedevac, widely called 'dustoff,' was a blend of field expediency and operational necessity that became one of the defining innovation of the Vietnam War.
50 Reviews: The Hanoi government's official history of the war is a tough read but and important document.
55 Vietnam Marketplace
58 Perspectives: A top North Vietnamese official claimed , ' We will win this war on the street of New York.'
66 Vietnam Events

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Citation: Vietnam, 1452Serial216449. August 2003, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216449, Accessed 05 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 1452Serial216449, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive