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The hunter killers the extraordinary story of the first Wild Weasels, the band of maverick aviators who flew the most dangerous missions of the Vietnam War

The hunter killers the extraordinary story of the first Wild Weasels, the band of maverick aviators who flew the most dangerous missions of the Vietnam War

Hampton, Dan.
Large Print 2015

At the height of the Cold War, America's most elite aviators bravely volunteered for a covert program aimed at eliminating an impossible new threat. Half never returned. From bestselling author Dan Hampton comes one of the most extraordinary untold stories of aviation history. Vietnam, 1965: USAF Phantom jets were being blown from the sky by a mysterious weapon--a Soviet SA-2 surface-to-air missile (SAM), launched by Russian "advisors" to North V...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Electronic warfare aircraft United States History 20th century
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, American
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Campaigns
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Political aspects
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ISBN:
9780062392947
Edition:
Large print edition
Description:
xvii, 547 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
large print
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references
Contents:
Spring high
Hitchhiker in a hailstorm
Wild Weasel
Charlie and SAM
Hunter killers
Make mud, not war
A full day's work
Year of the Monkey
Warts on a frog
Winds of change
Death from above
Appendix A. Wild Weasel combat losses, Vietnam-- 1965-1973
Appendix B. Aircraft loss tables
Appendix C. The Bamboo Dragon : background notes on Ho Chi Minh, France, and the origins of the Vietnam War
Control Number:
1719316
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