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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 2003

General Note: 10 Arsenal: The navy's versatile 5-inch/38 Mark-12 gun was the most widely used naval gun of the 20th century.
12 Fighting Forces: The officers and the NCO on an artillery forward observer team had to be able to think and act as one.
18 In Defense of a Hamlet: In May 1967, a platoon of the 31st infantry fought off a VC attack in force against a hamlet loyal to the Saigon government.
26 French Foreign Legion Infantry in Indochina: Years before the first American troop entered combat in Vietnam, the experience of the French Foreign Legion offered an eerie foreshadowing of what was to come.
34 The Inevitable General: General William C. Westmoreland-widely identified as the embodiment of the American experience in Vietnam-recounts his military career.
42 Pardo's Push: A courageous skillful and unorthodox aerial maneuver by the crew of on crippled F-4 saved the lives of another crew.
48 Personality: Dustoff pilot and Medal of Honor recipient Mike Novosel was the last WW II pilot flying on active duty.
50 Reviews: formulated in 1954 but never executed, Operation Vulture was America's first serious plan for large-scale intervention in Vietnam.
58 Perspectives: A GI remembers stars, rockets, war orphans and a Christmas season in Vietnam.
61 Vietnam Marketplace
66 Vietnam Events

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Citation: Vietnam, 1452Serial216451. December 2003, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216451, Accessed 05 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 1452Serial216451, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive