This book recounts four tours of Air Force duty in Vietnam, 1965-1968, and reports firsthand how tactics and the war effort changed each time. The routine and risk of daily airlift operations and the differing air bases are discussed--and colored with personal memories. Cargo included everything from elephants to dancing girls, and accidents and errors were all part of the mission. The author describes the work as a "history-based, humorous, satirical, and bitter recount of a major national wasted effort," with commentary on American attitudes, the costs and the lingering social impact of the war. Photographs. Index.…mehr
This book recounts four tours of Air Force duty in Vietnam, 1965-1968, and reports firsthand how tactics and the war effort changed each time. The routine and risk of daily airlift operations and the differing air bases are discussed--and colored with personal memories. Cargo included everything from elephants to dancing girls, and accidents and errors were all part of the mission. The author describes the work as a "history-based, humorous, satirical, and bitter recount of a major national wasted effort," with commentary on American attitudes, the costs and the lingering social impact of the war. Photographs. Index.
Bill Barry spent 20 years in the Air Force as a C-130 navigator, war planner and NATO intelligence officer and later served as an army missile contractor. His articles and columns have appeared in the New York Times and the U.S. Naval War College Review. He lives in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Table of Contents Preface Vietnam: The Atmosphere and the Beginning The First Tour Between Tours The Second Tour Between Tours Again The One-Year Tour Between Tours Yet Again Five Months in Japan and Vietnam Aftermath Author's Military History Index
Table of Contents Preface Vietnam: The Atmosphere and the Beginning The First Tour Between Tours The Second Tour Between Tours Again The One-Year Tour Between Tours Yet Again Five Months in Japan and Vietnam Aftermath Author's Military History Index
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