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Author : Ken Bell
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1574886398
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (748 download)
Download or read book 100 Missions North written by Ken Bell and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary tale of combat over Hanoi
Author : Ken Bell
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1618587099
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (185 download)
Download or read book 100 Missions North written by Ken Bell and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A harrowing personal account of the extraordinary dangerous missions the author and his comrades flew over North Vietnam in 1966-1967. At that time, American airmen were faced with unprecedented defenses and the highest pilot loss rate (exceeding 25%) since the early days of the US strategic bombing of Europe during World War II. This thrilling book tells what it was like to muster the courage to climb into the cockpit day after day as you watched your comrades fall one by one.and how the pilots fought back.
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Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597973297
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)
Download or read book 100 Missions North written by and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 100 Missions North, Ken Bell recounts the harrowing sorties that he and his comrades flew in F-105 Thunderchiefs, the famous "Thud", in 1966-67, when pilots faced a 50 percent loss rate. What was it like to face these odds day after day? We learn that men sustained by faith in each other and joined by the unique bonds of combat can overcome anxiety, fear, and even terror to achieve common goals.
Author : Kenneth H. Bell
Publisher : Potomac Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book 100 Missions North written by Kenneth H. Bell and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Missions North is a harrowing personal account of the extraordinarily dangerous missions the author and his comrades flew in F-105 Thunderchiefs over North Vietnam in 1966-67. At that time, American airmen were faced with unprecedented defenses and the highest pilot loss rate - over 25 percent - since the early days of the U.S. strategic bombing of Europe during World War II. This thrilling book tells what it was like to muster the courage to climb into the cockpit, day after day, as you watched your comrades fall one by one - and how the pilots fought back. You'll join Major Bell on his first flight "downtown", on a Medal of Honor bombing strike, and on his last, triumphant 100th mission. You'll see men sustained by faith in each other and joined by the unique bonds of combat overcome anxiety, fear, and even terror to achieve common goals. More than a gripping memoir of aerial warfare, 100 Missions North is a tribute to the men who fought against great odds in the skies over North Vietnam.
Author : Jack Broughton
Publisher : Crecy Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780859791168
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Thud Ridge written by Jack Broughton and published by Crecy Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a special breed of warrior, the fighter-bomber pilot; the story of valiant men who flew the F-105 Thunderchief 'Thud' Fighter-Bomber over the hostile skies of North Vietnam. From the briefing rooms to the bombing runs, Vice-Wing Commander Colonel Jack Broughton, recounts the tragedy and heartache, the high drama and flaming terror, the exhilaration and thrill of life on the edge. He relives the incredible feeling of high-speed, low-level sorties where SAM missiles, flak and MiGs were all in a day's work. The bravery of the pilots and their commitment to each other in times of extreme fear, crisis and catastrophe are highlighted by vivid, fast moving flying sequences. Thud Ridgeis a fascinating and graphic memorial to the courage of the men, the power of their machines and their dedication to their mission.
Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782006990
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War written by Peter E. Davies and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The F-100 Super Sabre may have been superseded by the superior technology of the F-105 Thunderchief and the F-4 Phantom by the Vietnam War it remained in service. The Super Sabre was deployed as an air defence fighter, and was later given nuclear capability. The F-100's toughness, adaptability and reliability made it ideal for the incessant missions that were demanded by close support and counter-insurgency missions. 242 Super Sabres and 87 aircrew were lost during the war but their role, particularly in developing the tactics used for discovering and destroying SAM sites, was invaluable. This book describes some of the most important actions that the F-100 took part in, looks at the pilots who flew it and analyses the impact of the aircraft on the war.
Author : Methodist Episcopal Church. Missionary Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Annual Report of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church written by Methodist Episcopal Church. Missionary Society and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Annual Report of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Methodist Episcopal Church. Board of Foreign Missions
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1112 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church written by Methodist Episcopal Church. Board of Foreign Missions and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : West Point Association of Graduates (Organization).
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Assembly written by West Point Association of Graduates (Organization). and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Methodist Episcopal Church. Missionary Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1710 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Annual Report written by Methodist Episcopal Church. Missionary Society and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 1710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Maslowski
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496228030
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Download or read book Looking for a Hero written by Peter Maslowski and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely acclaimed as the Vietnam War's most highly decorated soldier, Joe Ronnie Hooper in many ways serves as a symbol for that conflict. His troubled, tempestuous life paralleled the upheavals in American society during the 1960s and 1970s, and his desperate quest to prove his manhood was uncomfortably akin to the macho image projected by three successive presidents in their "tough" policy in Southeast Asia. Looking for a Hero extracts the real Joe Hooper from the welter of lies and myths that swirl around his story; in doing so, the book uncovers not only the complicated truth about an American hero but also the story of how Hooper's war was lost in Vietnam, not at home. Extensive interviews with friends, fellow soldiers, and family members reveal Hooper as a complex, gifted, and disturbed man. They also expose the flaws in his most famous and treasured accomplishment: earning the Medal of Honor. In the distortions, half-truths, and outright lies that mar Hooper's medal of honor file, authors Peter Maslowski and Don Winslow find a painful reflection of the army's inability to be honest with itself and the American public, with all the dire consequences that this dishonesty ultimately entailed. In the inextricably linked stories of Hooper and the Vietnam War, the nature of that deceit, and of America's defeat, becomes clear.
Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178096174X
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Republic F-105 Thunderchief written by Peter E. Davies and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was the fastest and most successful strike fighter of the Cold War. Designed to deliver nuclear weapons at low altitude and then fight its way back to base, by the early 1960s it was the primary weapon in the USAF's tactical strike arsenal. Thunderchief pilots in Europe, the Far East and the USA stood on short-notice alert, ready to take on the formidable defenses of their Communist Bloc targets. The F-105 was, however, to become a legend in a very different conflict. As direct American involvement in Vietnam increased, F-105s were deployed – initially as a deterrent, but ever more as conventional attack fighters against insurgency in Laos and Vietnam. With the start of the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, the Thunderchief became a vital element in attacks against some of the most heavily defended territory in modern history.
Author : Mike McCarthy
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 1461751470
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Phantom Reflections written by Mike McCarthy and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2008-12-23 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hair-raising descriptions of aerial combat as seen from the cockpit of a fighter jet Thoughtful reflections on what it meant to fight in Vietnam As the Vietnam War raged thousands of miles away, Mike McCarthy completed his flight training in the United States, eager to get into the war and afraid it would end before he could participate. He needn't have worried. By 1967, he was flying his F-4 Phantom II fighter with the U.S. Air Force's 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, also known as Satan's Angels. Before his tour ended, McCarthy completed 124 missions during the intense air war over North Vietnam and Laos and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. His memoir recreates the horror and exhilaration of air combat.
Author : István Toperczer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472812573
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War written by István Toperczer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) were equipped with slow, old Korean War generation fighters – a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s – types that should have offered little opposition to the cutting-edge fighter-bombers such as the F-4 Phantom II, F-105 Thunderchief and the F-8 Crusader. Yet when the USAF and US Navy unleashed their aircraft on North Vietnam in 1965 the inexperienced pilots of the VPAF were able to shatter the illusion of US air superiority. Taking advantage of their jet's unequalled low-speed maneuverability, small size and powerful cannon armament they were able to take the fight to their missile-guided opponents, with a number of Vietnamese pilots racking up ace scores. Packed with information previously unavailable in the west and only recently released from archives in Vietnam, this is the first major analysis of the exploits of Vietnamese pilots in the David and Goliath contest with the US over the skies of Vietnam.
Author : John Sherwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743206363
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Fast Movers written by John Sherwood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-02-21 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Official navy historian John Sherwood offers an authoritative social history of the air war, focused around fourteen of these aviators—from legends like Robin Olds, Steve Ritchie, and John Nichols to lesser-known but equally heroic fighters like Roger Lerseth and Ted Sienecki. The war in the skies above Vietnam still stands as the longest our nation has ever fought. For fourteen years American pilots dropped bombs on the Southeast Asian countryside—eventually more than eight million tons of them. In doing so, they lost over 8,588 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. They did not win the war. Ironically, Vietnam, though one of our least popular wars, produced one of the most effective groups of warriors our nation has ever seen—men of dedication, professionalism, and courage. Sherwood draws on nearly three hundred interviews to tell stories of great pilots and great planes in the words of the men themselves. Fliers recall jets such as McDonnell Douglas's famous F-4 Phantom, "a Corvette with wings"; the F-05 Thunderchief, the workhorse of the war; the F-8 Crusader, the last of the gun fighters; and the block-nosed but revolutionary A-6 Intruder with its fully computerized attack systems, terrain mapping radar, and digital all-weather navigation system. Fast Movers offers fascinating portraits—based on Sherwood's interviews and declassified naval archives—of Vietnam's POWs. Pilots lucky enough to suffer only broken bones and burns from the violence of 1960s-era Martin-Baker ejection seats struggled to find honorable ways to negotiate half-decade-long periods in captivity. Passive resistance, like Commander Jeremiah Denton's famous blinking of TORTURE in Morse Code, was sometimes successful, often brutally reprised. Against all odds, the pilots spawned a culture of success in the midst of failure, frustration, and devastation. Fast Movers captures a hidden and crucial story of America's least successful war.
Author : Victor Vizcarra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781556450
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (564 download)
Download or read book Thud Pilot written by Victor Vizcarra and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thud Pilot is the personal account of a combat fighter pilot who flew the Air Force's premier fighter-bomber in the most dangerous skies over North Vietnam. In the first five years of the Vietnam War, the F-105 Thunderchief conducted 75 percent of the Air Force bombing missions over North Vietnam. Thud Pilot tells the story of the courageous men who flew the F-105 from its earliest combat deployment in 1964, and on through 1966, the year of its heaviest losses. The author's more significant missions, including his ejection and rescue over North Vietnam are described in detail and are accompanied by map drawings depicting the mission routes from take-off to refueling orbits, the target, and return. The book is full of several 'firsts' in the expanding air war over North Vietnam, including 'Operation Spring High, ' the first counter Surface-to-Air-Missile (SAM) strike in the history of aerial warfare. The personal perspective from years of combat experience reveals just how the political mismanagement and inane Rules of Engagement made them as much the hunted as they were the hunters. Thud Pilot goes beyond the battle air space and shares the emotional impact on the families left behind.
