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Hit My Smoke

Author : Christopher Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780646838069
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Hit My Smoke written by Christopher Clark and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of the Vietnam war, allied tactical fighter aircraft flew over 700 missions every day against ground targets across the southern republic. This formidable fire power was directed by forward air controllers (FACs), whose job was to ensure that each operation was destructive to the enemy yet harmless to friendly troops. The work was high pressure and frequently hazardous for the FAC pilots who flew small, slow and often unarmed aircraft and marked targets for attack with smoke rockets or grenades.Hit my smoke tells the story of the 36 Royal Australian Air Force pilots who flew with the US Air Force as FACs between 1966 and 1971. Told through a series of first-hand narratives, it captures the full flavour of the gallant work performed by this little-known band of professional and highly-decorated airmen-from the perils and triumphs of combat, to the frustrations of participating in a politically unpopular conflict.

Hit My Smoke!

Author : Jan Churchill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Hit My Smoke! written by Jan Churchill and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hit My Smoke

Author : Christopher David Coulthard-Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781864484809
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Hit My Smoke written by Christopher David Coulthard-Clark and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of Australian Forward Air Controllers in the Vietnam war - pilots who marked targets for attack using smoke rockets or grenades.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

Author : Caitlin Doughty
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393245950
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory written by Caitlin Doughty and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly)—a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession. Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life’s work. She cared for bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, and became an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead. In this best-selling memoir, brimming with gallows humor and vivid characters, she marvels at the gruesome history of undertaking and relates her unique coming-of-age story with bold curiosity and mordant wit. By turns hilarious, dark, and uplifting, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes reveals how the fear of dying warps our society and "will make you reconsider how our culture treats the dead" (San Francisco Chronicle).

Fly By Knights

Author : Roger D. Graham
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476686807
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Fly By Knights written by Roger D. Graham and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military had transitioned to jet aircraft. Yet leaders soon learned prop-driven planes could still play a role in counterinsurgency warfare. World War II-era Douglas B-26 light bombers proved effective in close air support and interdiction, beginning with Operation Farm Gate in 1961. Forty B-26s were remanufactured as improved A-26 attack aircraft, which destroyed hundreds of North Vietnamese supply vehicles on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in 1966-1969. The personal recollections of 37 pilots, navigators, maintenance and armament personnel, and family members, tell the harrowing story of B-26 and A-26 Air Commando Wing combat operations in Vietnam and Laos.

A Lonely Kind of War

Author : Marshall Harrison
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781456834975
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book A Lonely Kind of War written by Marshall Harrison and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From retired Air Force pilot Marshall Harrison comes a remarkable memoir of aerial warfare in Vietnam. In his third combat tour, Harrison found himself “converted” from the high performance world of jets to the awkward-looking OV-10 Bronco and assigned as a FAC — forward air controller. A captivating tale of valor, brotherhood, and patriotism unravels in the pages of A Lonely Kind of War, Forward Air Controller, Vietnam, a posthumous release by this published author through Xlibris. Harrison is a born story teller. There is excitement, suspense, and humor in this account of the life of a FAC. They were a small group of dedicated pilots flying lightly armed prop-driven aircrafts in South Vietnam. Considered to be the eyes and ears of the attack aircraft, their job was to fly low and slow, find, fix, and direct airstrikes against an elusive enemy concealed by the heavy rainforest and jungles, an area the FACs referred to as “the Green Square”. The flying scenes are riveting: learning to fly the maneuverable Bronco, clearing in the “fast-movers” to drop massive 750-lb bombs without causing injury to the “friendlies”, and conducting covert operation into Cambodia---“over the fence with the mad men in the green beanies”. On one of these secret missions, he is shot down and spends a harrowing night in the jungle. FACs lived with the troops in the field and flew from unimproved airstrips; they virtually controlled the aerial battlefields of South Vietnam. Their losses were staggering and they usually died alone.

Watch My Smoke

Author : Eric Dickerson
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1642596663
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Watch My Smoke written by Eric Dickerson and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His style was iconic, and vintage ‘80s: aviator goggles, Jheri curls, neck roll, boxy pads. Eric Dickerson is the greatest player in Los Angeles Rams history and the NFL’s single season record holder for most rushing yards. In 2019, Dickerson was named to the National Football League’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. With an elegant upright running style that produced some of football’s most-watched highlights, it was said he was so smooth you couldn’t hear his pads clack as he glided past you. But during his Hall of Fame career, his greatness was often overshadowed by his contentious disputes with Rams management about his contract. In the pre-free agency era, tensions over his exploitative contract often overshadowed his accomplishments. What’s his problem? went the familiar refrain from the media. Can’t he just shut up and run? It’s time to reexamine how Eric Dickerson was portrayed. For the first time, he’s telling his story. And he’s not holding anything back.

USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association

Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 156311190X
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Air Reservist

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Air Reservist written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Da Nang Diary

Author : Tom Yarborough
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480445754
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Da Nang Diary written by Tom Yarborough and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[An] intimate account of a Forward Air Controller working with the Special Forces on their secret operations in South Vietnam and Laos . . . Don’t miss it!” (John Prados, author of Storm Over Leyte). Originally published in 1991, this classic work has now been revised and updated with additional photos. It is the story of how, in Vietnam, an elite group of Air Force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 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 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. The expertise of the low, slow FACs, as well as the hazard attendant to their role, made for a unique bird’s-eye perspective on how the entire war in Vietnam unfolded. For Tom Yarborough, who logged 1,500 hours of combat flying time, 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. In this work, the reader flies in the cockpit alongside Yarborough in his adrenaline-pumping chronicle of heroism, danger, and wartime brotherhood. From the rescuing of downed pilots to taking out enemy positions, to the most harrowing extended missions directly overhead of the NVA, here is the dedication, courage and skill of the fliers who took the war into the enemy’s backyard.

Human Smoke

Author : Nicholson Baker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416572465
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Human Smoke written by Nicholson Baker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the decades leading up to World War II profiles the world leaders, politicians, business people, and others whose personal politics and ideologies provided an inevitable barrier to the peace process and whose actions led to the outbreak of war.

Palace Cobra

Author : Ed Rasimus
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 146680310X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Palace Cobra written by Ed Rasimus and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palace Cobra picks up where Ed Rasimus's critically acclaimed When Thunder Rolled left off. Now he's flying the F-4 Phantom and the attitude is still there. In the waning days of the Vietnam War, Rasimus and his fellow pilots were determined that they were not going be the last to die in a conflict their country had abandoned. They were young fighter pilots fresh from training and experienced aviators who came back to the war again and again, not for patriotism, but for the adrenaline rush of combat. From the bathhouses and barrooms to the prison camps of North Vietnam, this is a gripping combat memoir by a veteran fighter pilot who experienced it all. The wry cynicism of a combat aviator will give readers insights into the Vietnam experience that haven't been available before, and the heart-stopping action will keep readers turning the pages all night.

Lady Smoke

Author : Laura Sebastian
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 1524767123
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Lady Smoke written by Laura Sebastian and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second installment in the New York Times bestselling series "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" (Bustle), Lady Smoke is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people. The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six. He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash Princess--a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. That era has ended. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless. He didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon. Theo no longer wears a crown of ashes. She has taken back her rightful title, and a hostage--Prinz Soren. But her people remain enslaved under the Kaiser's rule, and now she is thousands of miles away from them and her throne. To get them back, she will need an army. Only, securing an army means she must trust her aunt, the dreaded pirate Dragonsbane. And according to Dragonsbane, an army can only be produced if Theo takes a husband. Something an Astrean Queen has never done. Theo knows that freedom comes at a price, but she is determined to find a way to save her country without losing herself. Praise for the Ash Princess Series: "A darkly enchanting page-turner you won't be able to put down."--Bustle "A smart, feminist twist on a traditional tale of a fallen heroine, with plenty of court intrigue, love, and lies to sweeten the deal. Good luck putting this one down." --Virginia Boecker, author of The Witch Hunter series "This searing page-turner is a compelling examination of the complexities of both evil and resistance."--Sarah Porter, author of Vassa in the Night "A dark and spellbinding epic." --Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless "A rebel queen fans the sparks of revolution...[and] Theo's first-person narration remains enthralling with emotional immediacy...[while] packed to the brim with intrigue and the promise."-Kirkus Reviews

When the Smoke Clears

Author : Lynette Eason
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0800720075
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book When the Smoke Clears written by Lynette Eason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thrilling romantic suspense, smokejumper Alexia Allen returns home to face her past only to find a long-buried secret that threatens her life.

Smoke

Author : Darcy Woods
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0593305906
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Smoke written by Darcy Woods and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What lines would you cross to save someone you love? Filled with the kinds of impossible choices that made the TV show Weeds such a hit, this compelling drama asks to what lengths an avid rule-follower will go in order to save her family--and the answer involves "growing" in surprising directions. Sixteen-year-old Honor Augustine never set out to become a felon. As an academic all-star, avid recycler, and dedicated daughter to her PTSD-afflicted father, she's always been the literal embodiment of her name. Coloring inside the lines is what keeps Honor's chaotic existence orderly. But when she discovers her father's VA benefits drying up, coupled with a terrifying bank letter threatening the family's greenhouse business--Honor vows to find a solution. She just doesn't expect to spot it on the dry erase board of English lit--"Nature's first green is gold." The quote by Frost becomes the seed of an idea. An idea that--with patience and care--could germinate into a means of survival. Maybe marijuana could be more than the medicinal plant that helps quiet her father's demons. Maybe, it could save them all.

Journey through Ash and Smoke

Author : Kate Messner
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545909805
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Journey through Ash and Smoke written by Kate Messner and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this middle grade historical adventure, a dog times travels to the middle ages and reunites a family after a volcano eruption in Viking-era Iceland. Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever, has landed in Viking age Iceland, where he meets a girl named Helga, who seems perfectly able to take care of herself—until a volcano erupts just as Helga’s new sibling is about to be born! Together Ranger and Helga to journey through the ash and smoke to find her father and bring him home in time.

B-57 Canberra Units of the Vietnam War

Author : T. E. Bell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800273
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book B-57 Canberra Units of the Vietnam War written by T. E. Bell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The B-57 Canberra was the first jet-powered American attack aircraft committed to the Vietnam War. Involved in day-to-day interdiction missions as well as in classified “black” missions and a starring role in Operation Rolling Thunder; the B-57 evolved to become one of the most valuable weapons in the USAF inventory. The B-57E was involved in the Patricia Lynn missions, parts of which remain classified. This book also fully documents the role of the Australian Canberra B-20 in working alongside the B-57. Featuring scores of previously unpublished photographs; the story of the B-57 is the story of the Vietnam War.