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A Vietnamese Fighter Pilot in an American War

Author : Hoi B. Tran
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781456847258

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A Vietnamese Fighter Pilot in an American War by Hoi B. Tran Pdf

American pseudo history recorded the U.S. had lost the war in Viet Nam. However, “A Vietnamese Fighter Pilot in an American War” vehemently disagrees. Most Western journalists portrayed Ho Chi Minh as a nationalist patriot. As a former Vanguard Youth Troop in Ha Noi, North Viet Nam, who passionately sang “who loves Uncle Ho more than us children” to praise Ho when he seized power in 1945, the author says: “Ho was a villain.” This book is a truthful account of what actually happened in Viet Nam from 1945, Dien Bien Phu in 1953 to its demise in April 1975.

MIGs Over North Vietnam

Author : Roger Boniface
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811706964

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MIGs Over North Vietnam by Roger Boniface Pdf

"Until now, the day-to-day operations of the Vietnam People's Air Force have remained relatively unknown. In MiGs over North Vietnam, Roger Boniface relies largely on interviews with the participants to describe fighter combat above Vietnam from 1965 to 1975, giving voice to North Vietnamese pilots whose stories have never been told, from deadly dogfights between MiGs and American F-4s to persistent efforts to shoot down B-52 bombers.This is the air war in Vietnam as seen by the other side."--Back cover.

MiG-21 Aces of the Vietnam War

Author : István Toperczer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472823571

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MiG-21 Aces of the Vietnam War by István Toperczer Pdf

Having learned their trade on the subsonic MiG-17, pilots of the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep in communist territory. Although the communist pilots initially struggled to come to terms with the fighter's air-search radar and weapons systems, the ceaseless cycle of combat operations quickly honed their skills. Indeed, by the time the last US aircraft (a B-52) was claimed by the VPAF on 28 December 1972, no fewer than 13 pilots had become aces flying the MiG-21. Fully illustrated with wartime photographs and detailed colour artwork plates, and including enthralling combat reports, this book examines the many variants of the MiG-21 that fought in the conflict, the schemes they wore and the pilots that flew them.

Phantom Reflections

Author : Mike McCarthy
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461751472

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Phantom Reflections by Mike McCarthy Pdf

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.

100 Missions North

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9781597973298

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100 Missions North by Anonim Pdf

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.

Vector to Destiny: Journey of a Vietnam F-4 Fighter Pilot

Author : George W. Kohn
Publisher : Koehler Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1646631579

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Vector to Destiny: Journey of a Vietnam F-4 Fighter Pilot by George W. Kohn Pdf

Vector to Destiny: Journey of a Vietnam F-4 Fighter Pilot goes beyond the classic Vietnam war story to give you some insight into what it was like to grow up on a farm with a big dream. George's journey takes you from farm fields in Wisconsin to the skies over Vietnam in F-4 fighter jets. Share his struggles, failures, and exhilarations as he moves along his path toward destiny. His story is filled with riveting accounts of missions flown by a fighter pilot into intense enemy resistance. Along the way, there were indications of divine intervention. The reception upon returning home from the war was less than desirable. Understanding the plight of Vietnam veterans is a prelude to respecting the contributions of 2.4 million Americans who have fought to preserve the freedoms we cherish.

MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War

Author : István Toperczer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472812575

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MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War by István Toperczer Pdf

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.

100 Missions North

Author : Ken Bell
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618587091

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100 Missions North by Ken Bell Pdf

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.

Fighter Pilot

Author : William R. Dunn
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813146096

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Fighter Pilot by William R. Dunn Pdf

At the age of twelve, American William R. Dunn decided to become a fighter pilot. In 1939 he joined the Canadian Army and was soon transferred to the Royal Air Force. He was the first pilot in the famous Eagle Squadron of American volunteers to shoot down an enemy aircraft and later became the first American ace of the war. After joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, he saw action in the Normandy invasion and in Patton's sweep across France. Twenty years later he fought again in Vietnam. Dunn keenly conveys the fighter pilot's experience of war—the tension of combat, the harsh grip of fear, the love of aircraft, the elation of victory, the boisterous comradeship and competition of the pilot brotherhood. Fighter Pilot is both a gripping story and a unique historical document.

Fighter Pilot

Author : Christina Olds,Robin Olds,Ed Rasimus
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 142992909X

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Fighter Pilot by Christina Olds,Robin Olds,Ed Rasimus Pdf

Please note: This ebook edition does not include the photo insert from the print edition. The widely anticipated memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot, Robin Olds Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22—and an ace with 12 aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend. He arrived in 1966 to find a dejected group of pilots and motivated them by placing himself on the flight schedule under officers junior to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be leading them. Proving he wasn't a WWII retread, he led the wing with aggressiveness, scoring another four confirmed kills, becoming a rare triple ace. Olds (who retired a brigadier general and died in 2007) was a unique individual whose personal story is one of the most eagerly anticipated military books of the year.

War for the Hell of It

Author : Ed Cobleigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 1629670723

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War for the Hell of It by Ed Cobleigh Pdf

What's it like to fight an unwinnable war? What's Mach 2? What does night ground attack feel like? How was the Phantom to fly? It's all here, the sights, sounds, smells, violence, political frustrations, the terror and triumph of survival in the sky over Vietnam. Death in the air but exotic pleasures available back on base in Thailand. Live it n

Scream of Eagles

Author : Robert K. Wilcox
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0743497244

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Scream of Eagles by Robert K. Wilcox Pdf

The bestselling author of "Wings of Fury" provides a dramatic account of the U.S. Navy's Top Gun fighter pilots and how they took back the skies over Vietnam. Filled with first-person accounts, this dramatic true story is now reissued with a new Foreword by the author.

MiGs Over North Vietnam

Author : Roger Boniface
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : MiG (Fighter planes)
ISBN : 0859791874

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MiGs Over North Vietnam by Roger Boniface Pdf

Until now, the day-to-day operations of the Vietnamese Peoples Air Force have remained relatively unknown. Roger Boniface gives voice to Vietnamese pilots whose stories have never before been told, from their view of the gradual escalation of the conflict to their version of events seen differently by American aviators and historians.

A Sense of Duty

Author : Quang Pham
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780891418764

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A Sense of Duty by Quang Pham Pdf

A memoir by a former Vietnamese refugee who became a U.S. Marine, Quang Pham’s A Sense of Duty is an affecting story of fate, hope, and the aftermath of the most divisive war the United States has ever fought. This heartfelt salute to the spirit of America is also the account of the author’s reunion with his long-absent father, Hoa Pham, himself a devoted officer who saw combat firsthand as a South Vietnamese fighter pilot. Hoa’s revelations about his wartime experience leave Quang even more conflicted about his service in the Marines in the first Gulf War, and after years of struggling to reconnect with each other and the homeland they left behind, the two set out on a final, profound quest—to make sense of the war in Vietnam. Tracing Quang Pham’s uniquely spirited yet agonizing journey from his experiences as an uprooted refugee to his becoming a combat aviator, A Sense of Duty reveals the turmoil of a family torn apart and reunited by the fortunes of war. It is an American journey like no other.

Palace Cobra

Author : Ed Rasimus
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466803107

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Palace Cobra by Ed Rasimus Pdf

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.