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US Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War 1963–1973
US Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War 1963–1973
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Seeing considerable combat in the nearly 50 years since its service introduction, the Skyhawk was involved in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) from the very beginning. Navy and Marine Corps A-4s quickly established a presence in Southeast Asia, flying from aircraft carriers and land bases in South Vietnam in thousands of sorties against the entrenched communist forces from Hanoi to the communist supply lines along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. This book includes details of missions including the siege of Khe Sanh, Lam Son and the contentious invasion of Laos and Cambodia in 1971 and gives a fascinating account of the variety of missions pilots were asked to perform. These operations were not without risk, and large numbers of A-4s were shot down and their pilots killed or, like Edward Alvarez, imprisoned as POWs for up to eight years in appalling conditions.
Officially endorsed by the Skyhawk Association and including first-hand accounts from veteran pilots who flew one of the greatest attack aircraft ever, Peter Mersky provides an insightful account of some of the most thrilling aerial combat missions that took place during Vietnam and the pilots who flew them. The first book to focus on the A-4's Vietnam service, this title is supported by previously unpublished colour and black and white photographs with 30 detailed colour profiles.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Patrolling the Gulf: Increased American presence in Southeast Asia
Chapter 3 PTs Attack and the War Builds
Chapter 4 1966-1968: the sustained bombing campaign of North Vietnam
Chapter 5 Leatherneck Skyhawks: The Marine A-4 units
Chapter 6 Lam Son 719: Into Laos and Cambodia
Chapter 7 The North Invades the South
Product details
Published | May 22 2007 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 112 |
ISBN | 9781846031816 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 72 b/w; 36 col |
Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
Series | Combat Aircraft |
Short code | COM 69 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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