Operation Ranch Hand: The Air Force and Herbicides in Southeast Asia, 1961-1971 - Couverture souple

Buckingham Jr., William A.

 
9781300769545: Operation Ranch Hand: The Air Force and Herbicides in Southeast Asia, 1961-1971
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ISBN 10 : 1300769548 ISBN 13 : 9781300769545
Editeur : Lulu.com, 2013

Synopsis

This book is a study of the process by which herbicidal military policy was made in Southeast Asia. The author relates the intense controversy over the effects of the Agent Orange spraying program. He connects policy to operations, showing how pressure from scientists and disagreements within the government imposed limits on the program. He explores the technical difficulties in spraying herbicides; and he pays tribute to the Ranch Hand airmen who flew planes "low and slow" over enemy positions (altogether, Ranch Hand aircraft took over 7,000 hits). Since the 1975 renunciation of the use of herbicides, this military episode has remained unique in U.S. history. Includes notes, appendices, bibliography, and photos.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is a study of the process by which herbicidal military policy was made in Southeast Asia. The author relates the intense controversy over the effects of the Agent Orange spraying program. He connects policy to operations, showing how pressure from scientists and disagreements within the government imposed limits on the program. He explores the technical difficulties in spraying herbicides; and he pays tribute to the Ranch Hand airmen who flew planes "low and slow" over enemy positions (altogether, Ranch Hand aircraft took over 7,000 hits). Since the 1975 renunciation of the use of herbicides, this military episode has remained unique in U.S. history. Includes notes, appendices, bibliography, and photos.

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Éditeur
Lulu.com
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1300769548
ISBN 13 
9781300769545
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
266
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
HACHETTE LIVRE SA
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9781508644460: Operation Ranch Hand: The Air Force and Herbicides in Southeast Asia, 1961-1971

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ISBN 10 :  1508644462 ISBN 13 :  9781508644460
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