| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 432 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [387]-396) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Presents a chronicle of the band of maverick fighter pilots who signed on for the extremely dangerous top-secret "Iron Hand" program during the Vietnam War, which used revolutionary tactics to combat Soviet missile technology. |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Political aspects.
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Electronic warfare aircraft -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Military campaigns.
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Military operations, Aerial -- American.
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| Added Title |
Extraordinary story of the first Wild Weasels, the band of maverick aviators who flew the most dangerous missions of the Vietnam War |
| ISBN |
9780062375131 (hardcover) : $27.99 |
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006237513X (hardcover) |
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9780062375124 (pbk.) |
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9780062375148 (e-book) |
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9780062392947 (large print) |
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