Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Combat in Vietnam - Couverture souple

Yarborough, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312984936 ISBN 13 : 9780312984939

Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2002

Synopsis

In Vietnam, an elite group of pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna O-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes - flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the fast-moving jets who rained death and destruction down on the enemy positions, the forward air controller made an art form out of an air strike - knowing the targets, knowing where friendly troops were and reacting with split-second, life-and-death decisions as a battle unfolded. For Tom Yarborough, the risk was constant, intense and electrifying. A member of the super-secret Prairie Fire Unit, Yarborough became one of the most frequently shot-up pilots flying out of Da Nang - engaging in a series of dangerous secret missions in Laos. This is Yarborough's adrenaline-pumping chronicle of heroism, danger and brotherhood in Vietnam. From the rescuing of downed pilots to taking out enemy positions, to the most harrowing day-long missions, here is the heroism, courage and skill of the fliers who took the war into the enemy's backyard...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Martin's Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312984936
• ISBN 13: 9780312984939
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 352
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