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1	Palace Cobra: A Fighter Pilot in the Vietnam Air War more books like this by Ed Rasimus add to wishlist Picking up where the acclaimed "When Thunder Rolled" leaves off, the author pens a riveting memoir of his service as an experienced combat pilot in the waning days of the Vietnam War. photos. Martins Press. see all copies from £2.99! new only from £2.99! \| first editions
2	The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War more books like this by John Prados add to wishlist The jungle path that was the major supply line for the Viet Cong war effort, the Ho Chi Minh Trail was a symbol of a people's fierce determination and ingenuity in the face of overwhelming odds as well as the very heart of the North Vietnamese war strategy. In this book, acclaimed military historian John Prados takes the trail as the starting ... see all copies from £6.86! new only from £13.29! \| first editions
3	When Thunder Rolled more books like this by Ed Rasimus add to wishlist see all copies from £8.60! new only from £13.69! \| first editions
4	Snake Pilot: Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam more books like this by Randy R Zahn add to wishlist Flies the reader into combat with the same elite air cavalry unit portrayed in the film "Apocalypse Now" see all copies from £9.34! new only from £9.34! \| first editions
5	Solo: My Adventures in the Air more books like this by Clyde Edgerton add to wishlist When Clyde Edgerton was four years old, his mother took him to a local airport to see the airplanes. Eighteen years later, she would take him to the same airport to catch a plane to Texas for Air Force pilot training. She' d been his first passenger when he got his aviator's license. She' d supported his decision to join the Air Force. All the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
6	Sock It to 'Em, Baby: Forward Air Controller in Vietnam more books like this by Garry Gordon Cooper, Robert Hillier add to wishlist Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determination for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected.On posting to the US Army 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1968, he approached ... see all copies from £10.34! new only from £10.34!
7	A Hundred Feet Over Hell: Flying with the Men of the 220th Recon Airplane Company Over I Corps and the DMZ, Vietnam 1968-1969 more books like this by Jim Hooper add to wishlist This is the story of a handful of young pilots who operated in the northernmost part of Vietnam, along the DMZ. The only aerial unit to support front-line Marines, the 220th Recon Air Force rescued trapped soldiers, delivered supplies, and often made the difference between rescuing a wounded comrade and returning them to their family and loved ... see all copies from £12.43! new only from £12.43!
8	Powerful and Brutal Weapons: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Easter Offensive more books like this by Stephen P Randolph add to wishlist As America confronts an unpredictable war in Iraq, Stephen Randolph returns to an earlier conflict that severely tested our civilian and military leaders. In 1972, America sought to withdraw from Vietnam with its credibility intact. As diplomatic negotiations were pursued in Paris, President Richard Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry ... see all copies from £8.53! new only from £11.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Pak Six more books like this by G I Basel add to wishlist No Vietnam bomber missions were so deadly, so feared as the ones in Pak Six. This is the author's story--a tale of a green pilot who matured to a seasoned vet by flying more than 70 missions in a grueling war of nerves and guts. "Honest . . . and true".--Richard Bach. see all copies from £7.88! first editions
10	Scream of Eagles: The Dramatic Account of the U.S. Navy's Top Gun Fighter Pilots and How They Took Back the Skies Over Vietnam more books like this by Robert K Wilcox add to wishlist In the darkest days of the Vietnam War, when the US Navy's kill ratio dropped to a deadly 2:1, battle-hardened fighter pilots formed the Fighter Weapons School known as Top Gun. Requisitioning Soviet MiGs for brutally realistic dogfights, the Top Gun instructors duelled each other and their students in order to achieve an extraordinary new level ... see all copies from £2.65! new only from £2.65!
11	Rampant Raider: An A-4 Skyhawk Pilot in Vietnam more books like this by Stephen R Gray add to wishlist In Vietnam, the spring and summer of 1967 witnessed one of the most intense periods of aerial combat in U.S. history. Steven R. Gray's "Rampant Raider" is his personal account of what flying combat sorties from the deck of an aircraft carrier was like during this era. From the perspective of a junior naval aviator, Gray reveals the lessons he ... see all copies from £12.07! new only from £12.07!
12	The A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam: The Spads Last War more books like this by Wayne Mutza add to wishlist Through its remarkable service during the war in Southeast Asia, the Skyraider became legendary. It served with distinction in the hands of U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and South Vietnamese Air Force pilots, who took the war to the enemy, often at low altitude and in the face of devastating antiaircraft fire. And it suffered heavy losses. The ... see all copies from £25.24! new only from £29.26! \| first editions
13 view cover	On Yankee Station : the naval air war over Vietnam more books like this by John B. Nichols, Barrett Tillman add to wishlist Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses, this book takes a candid look at U.S. naval airpower in the Vietnam War. Coauthors John Nichols, a fighter pilot in the war, and Barrett Tillman, an award-winning aviation historian, make full use of their extensive knowledge of the subject to detail the ways in which ... see all copies from £5.18! first editions
14 view cover	The Parrot's Beak: U. S. Operations in Cambodia more books like this by Paul B Morgan add to wishlist see all copies from £8.67! new only from £10.64! \| signed copies
15 view cover	Call Sign Rustic more books like this by Richard Wood add to wishlist Richard Wood flew as one of the Rustics, a group of forward air controllers (FACs) who provided 24-hour air support to the Cambodian ground commanders by flying low and slow over enemy positions. Wood bases his book on his own experiences and those of the other pilots and Cambodians who took part in the secret operation. see all copies from £11.93! new only from £11.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Blue Max: Missions & Memories more books like this by N G Brown add to wishlist N. G. Brown is currently in sales and management, but during the Vietnam war he was a Huey and Cobra gunship pilot for the U. S. Army. The experiences of that time have impacted profoundly on his life, sometimes for the better and sometimes for worse. For many years now he has been trying to put some of those thoughts and experiences into words on ... see all copies from £9.59! new only from £9.59!
17 view cover	Kill Me If You Can, You Sob more books like this by Bob Miller add to wishlist Through diary entries written over three decades ago by an American soldier in the Vietnam War, readers get a rare and illuminating glimpse into one of America's greatest tragedies. Bob Miller's unflinching observations not only expose the harsh realities of war, but also provide a long-overdue tribute to the men who fought it. see all copies from £3.91! new only from £3.91!
18 view cover	Without Parachutes: How I Survived 1,000 Attack Helicopter Combat Missions in Vietnam more books like this by Jerry W Childers Colonel Us Army (Ret) add to wishlist see all copies from £9.90! new only from £9.90!
19 view cover	The 3rd Greatest Fighter Pilot more books like this by William T Creech add to wishlist This Book is a story of the life and times of a professional Fighter pilot. Where did he come from? What are the early life experiences that effected his abilities and capabilities to be a Great Fighter Pilot? What characteristics of a person and his experiences are important in becoming a leader of men and of becoming a superb fighter pilot? Why ... see all copies from £16.78! new only from £17.95!
20 view cover	The Story of ... King: That Others May Live more books like this by Lt Col Robert E Metz Usaf-Ret add to wishlist "KING" is a fascinating story of a career Air Force officer whose personal goals are motivated by greed and ambition to overcome financial distress and to achieve professional success. A personal choice designed to escape or minimize divorce economics and to secure a much sought after computer school assignment. This (less than rational) decision ... see all copies from £9.70! new only from £9.70!
21 view cover	A Trash Hauler in Vietnam: Memoir of Four Tactical Airlift Tours, 1965-1968 more books like this by Bill Barry add to wishlist Based on the author's flight logs and memories, this book recounts four tours of military duty in Vietnam and how tactics and the war effort changed each time.The routine and risk of daily airlift operations and the various base destinations are outlined in chronological order, colored with personal anecdotes.Cargo included everything from ... see all copies from £28.53! new only from £28.53!
22 view cover	American Air Forces in the Vietnam War more books like this by Hunter Keeter add to wishlist A detailed look at the Vietnam War from the point of view of Americans who lived and served throughout the conflict. Drawing on firsthand accounts and contemporary reports, each book includes archival photographs, many of them in color, plus a time line of significant dates, informative maps, and primary-source quotations. see all copies from £10.51! new only from £21.21!
23 view cover	Interservice Rivalry and Airpower in the Vietnam War more books like this by Ian Horwood add to wishlist Focuses on the nature and levels of rivalry and dispute between the United States armed services over matters relating to the military application of airpower during the Vietnam period. see all copies from £12.40! new only from £12.40!
24 view cover	The Magic 100 more books like this by Al Lenski add to wishlist see all copies from £19.32! new only from £40.87! \| first editions
25 view cover	MIG Killers of Yankee Station more books like this by Mike O'Connor add to wishlist see all copies from £82.23!

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