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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: February 1993

General Note: 8 Personality: The Viet Cong counted on surprise for their seizure of Saigon, but General Fred C. Weyand saw them coming.
10 Arsenal: The AK-47 assault rifle was crude but efficient.
14 Fighting Forces: Although the 273rd Regiment was bloodied trying to take Saigon, it survived to fight another day.
54 Book Reviews: In the histories of the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive plays a key part.
62 Perspectives: Were the North Vietnamese after the cities, or did they have bigger fish to fry?
73 Vietnam Marketplace: New Reader's service page
22 Turning Point of the War: Lyndon Johnson was psychologically defeated by the Tet Offensive. But he was betrayed as well by his top national security advisers.
30 Airlifters to the Rescue: The NVA thought they could turn Khe Sanh into another Dien Bien Phu. But they hand't figured on the critical difference U.S. air power would make.
38 Faking MACV Out of Position: By provoking remote area border fights at Loc Ninh, Dak To and Khe Sanh, the NVA sought to draw U.S. forces away from the cities of South Vietnam.
46 Blocking The NVA Retreat: While the Marines battled for control of Hue, the Army's 1st Cavalry Division moved in the air to cut the enemy's lines of supply and communication.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial307060. February 1993, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial307060, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial307060, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive