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Vietnam Magazine

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Vietnam
EditorChuck Springston
FrequencyBimonthly
FounderHarry G. Summers, Jr.
First issue 1988 (1988-month)
CompanyWeider History Group
CountryUnited States
Based inVienna, Virginia
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1046-2902

Vietnam Magazine was an American full-color history magazine published bi-monthly which covers the Vietnam War. It was founded in 1988 by the late Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr. Colonel Summers served in the U.S. Army in both Korea and Vietnam, where he was twice wounded and decorated for valor. Until 2024 the editor was David T. Zabecki, he served as major general, until his retirement in 2007, in the U.S. Army Reserve and as Deputy Chief of Staff for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs for U.S. Army Europe.

Contributors to Vietnam include journalists, military historians, political analysts and the commanders and men who served. Many articles were first-person accounts of combat operations, including personal interviews with enlisted men and officers, and specs on units and weaponry.

Some notable contributors to Vietnam include:

Vietnam was published in Leesburg, Virginia, by the Weider History Group, along with the publications America's Civil War and Civil War Times.

Vietnam had a number of recurring departments, including:

Personality – Study of an individual person in the Vietnam War

Arsenal – Profiles on the armament, artillery, armor and supplies used in the war

Fighting Forces – Study of an individual unit in the war

Perspectives – First-hand accounts of experiences in the Vietnam War

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