Description |
xiv, 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Series |
Modern war studies |
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Modern war studies.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
A Long War: The Need for, and Build-up and Evolution of, Rescue Forces -- January-March: Drawdown but Continued Battle -- April: Invasion and Reinforcement -- May: Again, Going North -- June: Desperate Battles, Ground and Air -- July-August: Violent Summer -- September-November: Fighting and Diplomacy -- December: Götterdämmerung -- The Evader: Unrequited Hope -- In Reduction: Numbers and Meaning of Rescue -- Postscript: The Saga of Rescue Continues. |
Summary |
"This book tells the story of search and rescue (SAR) operations in Vietnam, focusing on the underrepresented year of 1972-the last year of the war in which US forces were still engaged in combat. Rescue, or at least the promise of rescue, was fundamental to the American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines still engaged in the war. Darrel Whitcomb has uncovered a trove of rescue stories: stories of soldiers cut off from their units; advisors trapped with allied forces; contract pilots ready to do rescues in Laos; special operators in Laos, or Cambodia, or North Vietnam, or even in the hinterlands of South Vietnam. Taken together, they present a larger message, one of national commitment to bring our men home from that war."-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Search and rescue operations -- Vietnam.
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United States. Air Force -- Search and rescue operations -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. Marine Corps -- Search and rescue operations -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. Navy -- Search and rescue operations -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. Army -- Search and rescue operations -- History -- 20th century.
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Air America.
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Air America. (OCoLC)fst00527067
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United States. Air Force. (OCoLC)fst00538280
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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United States. Marine Corps. (OCoLC)fst00528845
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United States. Navy. (OCoLC)fst00533204
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Military operations, Aerial -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01710199
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Armed Forces -- Search and rescue operations.
(OCoLC)fst01351893
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Search and rescue operations. (OCoLC)fst01110359
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Vietnam. (OCoLC)fst01204778
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) (OCoLC)fst01431664 |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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ISBN |
9780700630066 hardcover |
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0700630066 hardcover |
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9780700630073 electronic publication |
Standard No. |
40030345794 |
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