Overview
More than 300 F-105 Thunderchief figher-bombers were lost in the ""Rolling Thunder"" campaign in North Vietnam because the Air Force brought the wrong strategy, disastrous tactics, and an ill-suited aircraft. A Cold War nuke sled, the Thunderchief was as much the pilots' enemy as the North Vietnamese and LBJ's war planners. This is an account by a junior officer serving at the height of the campaign, breaking the unspoken vow of secrecy surrounding a new pilot's psychological gauntlet of fear - a moving testament to those who survived and those who paid the price of honour.
Full Product Details
Author: Ed Rasimus
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Imprint: Smithsonian Books
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.514kg
ISBN: 9781588341037
ISBN 10: 1588341038
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 17 February 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
"""One of the finest combat memoirs I have ever read, from any air force in any war. ""One of the finest combat memoirs I have ever read, from any air force in any war.""--Dan Ford, ""Wall Street Journal "" ""You can almost smell the jet fuel and gunpowder. You attack the world's fiercest defenses at 500 knots and share the ultimate thrill of hurling yourself against almost impossible odds--and winning.""--Jack Broughton, author of ""Thud Ridge "" ""A story that reflects the bravery of the men who flew over enemy territory in a perilous time.""--""The Baltimore Chronicle "" ""[A] modern-day ""Red Badge of Courage""""--John Darrell Sherwood, author of ""Fast Movers: Jet Pilots and the Vietnam Experience"""
One of the finest combat memoirs I have ever read, from any air force in any war. --Dan Ford, Wall Street Journal<br> <br> You can almost smell the jet fuel and gunpowder. You attack the world's fiercest defenses at 500 knots and share the ultimate thrill of hurling yourself against almost impossible odds--and winning. --Jack Broughton, author of Thud Ridge<br> <br> A story that reflects the bravery of the men who flew over enemy territory in a perilous time. -- The Baltimore Chronicle<br> <br> [A] modern-day Red Badge of Courage --John Darrell Sherwood, author of Fast Movers: Jet Pilots and the Vietnam Experience
One of the finest combat memoirs I have ever read, from any air force in any war.
Author Information
Ed Rasimus flew more than 250 combat missions during the Vietnam War in F-105s and F-4s, receiving the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross five times, and numerous Air Medals. He writes and teaches political science in Colorado.
