Ripcord

Author : Keith Nolan
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307416551

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Ripcord by Keith Nolan Pdf

On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery and infantry of Ripcord had caught the attention of the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and a long and deadly siege ensued. Ripcord was the Screaming Eagles’ last chance to do significant damage to the NVA in the A Shau Valley before the division was withdrawn from Vietnam and returned to the United States. At Ripcord, the enemy counterattacked with ferocity, using mortar and antiaircraft fire to inflict heavy causalities on the units operating there. The battle lasted four and a half months and exemplified the ultimate frustration of the Vietnam War: the inability of the American military to bring to bear its enormous resources to win on the battlefield. In the end, the 101st evacuated Ripcord, leaving the NVA in control of the battlefield. Contrary to the mantra “We won every battle but lost the war,” the United States was defeated at Ripcord. Now, at last, the full story of this terrible battle can be told.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Quartermasters
ISBN : UIUC:30112105162116

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Quartermaster Professional Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Parachutes
ISBN : MINN:31951T004704534

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Unit and Intermediate Direct Support (DS) Maintenance Manual (including Repair Parts and Special Tools List) for Parachute, Personnel Type, 28-foot Diameter, Emergency Back Parachute Assembly (B-12), NSN 1670-00-805-9036 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Parachutes
ISBN : IND:30000042381594

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Parachute Rigger Question Book, 1991 by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Airplane crash survival
ISBN : UCAL:$C23440

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Survival Training Guide by United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Pdf

Author : United States Department of the Army
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128858094

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Technical Manual by United States Department of the Army Pdf

Author : Tom Marshall
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804117159

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Price of Exit by Tom Marshall Pdf

"The risk of a fatal catastrophe was constant. The NVA was the enemy, but the ultimate opponent was, quite simply, death. . . ." For assault helicopter crews flying in and around the NVA-infested DMZ, the U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1970-71 was a desperate time of selfless courage. Now former army warrant officer Tom Marshall of the Phoenix, C Company, 158th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne, captures the deadly mountain terrain, the long hours flown under enormous stress, the grim determination of hardened pilots combat-assaulting through walls of antiaircraft fire, the pickups amid exploding mortar shells and hails of AK fire, the nerve-racking string extractions of SOG teams from North Vietnam. . . . And, through it all, the rising tension as helicopter pilots and crews are lost at an accelerating pace. It is no coincidence that the Phoenix was one of the most highly decorated assault helicopter units in I Corps. For as the American departure accelerated and the enemy added new, more powerful antiaircraft weapons, the helicopter pilots, crew chiefs, and gunners paid the heavy price of withdrawal in blood. For more than 30 Percent of Tom Marshall's 130 helicopter-school classmates, the price of exit was their lives. . . .

Author : Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359091607

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Parachute Rigger Handbook (Change 1) FAA-H-8083-17A by Federal Aviation Administration Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Parachutes
ISBN : IND:30000042381552

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Parachute Rigger Question Book, 1986 by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Aircraft survival equipment
ISBN : MINN:31951D03407965C

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Parachute Rigger 3 & 2 by United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UVA:X004788792

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Principles of Fixed Wing Flight by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Pesticides
ISBN : UCAL:C3065187

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Pesticide Research Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Expert Committee on Pesticide Use in Agriculture (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Pesticides
ISBN : UIUC:30112017672541

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Pesticide Research Report by Expert Committee on Pesticide Use in Agriculture (Canada) Pdf

Author : United States. Flight Standards Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : UCAL:B2865756

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General Aviation Inspection Aids by United States. Flight Standards Service Pdf

Includes annual summary and 11 supplements.

Author : Jay Phillips
Publisher : Izzard Ink
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781642280425

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A Shau by Jay Phillips Pdf

Nestled in Vietnam’s Thua Thien Province, west of the city of Hue, and bordering Laos, the narrow 40-kilometer long A Shau Valley, situated between densely forested mountain ranges, witnessed prolonged campaigning throughout the Vietnam War and served as a hub of the Communist supply network as well as a key point of access to South Vietnam. Drawing upon an impressive array of archival materials, this deeply researched book offers the first comprehensive account of operations and battles that transpired there during the war, coupled with a trenchant analysis of the American failure to wrest control of the Valley despite years of commitment of troops and resources, and how that failure contributed to the final outcome of the war. In so doing, it not only sheds light on where military tactics and strategy devised by American leaders went awry, but also traces the extraordinary acts of heroism on the part of American soldiers, many of whom lost their lives fighting the North Vietnamese in this hostile, forbidding terrain. This book, which fills a gap in the historiography of the Vietnam War, will appeal to scholars seeking to enhance their understanding of major events and turning points in the war, as well as to students of military history and strategy.