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- catalog abstract ""Despite spending over 200 billion dollars and dropping almost 8 million tons of bombs on Southeast Asia, the United States was unable to score a definitive victory in the air war in Vietnam. Afterburner takes us inside the day-to-day operations of the air war, particularly during 1972, the most intense year of the campaign. During that year, North Vietnam launched the first large-scale conventional attacks on strongholds in South Vietnam. John Darrell Sherwood shows how the United States fought back with some of the most innovative air campaigns in its history, including President Nixon's Linebacker bombings and the Navy's mining operation in Haiphong Harbor. From duels with enemy MiGs to the experiences of Commander C. Ronald Polfer, who became a voice of reason among American POWs in the notorious Hanoi Hilton, the vivid stories in Afterburner make these historical events come to life." "Sherwood presents the history of the Navy's operations during the air war through the eyes of the pilots and flight officers who fought in the conflict. Through tales of courage and fear, triumph and horror, Sherwood reveals the lives of common aircrews who performed extraordinary service. Their experiences show that the air war in Vietnam may have begun as a slow burn, but by 1972, it was more intense than an F-4 afterburner."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13242568.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Despite spending over 200 billion dollars and dropping almost 8 million tons of bombs on Southeast Asia, the United States was unable to score a definitive victory in the air war in Vietnam. Afterburner takes us inside the day-to-day operations of the air war, particularly during 1972, the most intense year of the campaign. During that year, North Vietnam launched the first large-scale conventional attacks on strongholds in South Vietnam. John Darrell Sherwood shows how the United States fought back with some of the most innovative air campaigns in its history, including President Nixon's Linebacker bombings and the Navy's mining operation in Haiphong Harbor. From duels with enemy MiGs to the experiences of Commander C.".
- catalog description "1. Navy operations against Laos : the story of Shangri-La's last cruise, 1970 -- 2. Double anchors : the naval flight officer experience, 1968-1972 -- 3. The POW experience from 1969 to 1973 : unity over self -- 4. Navy mining operations and the triumph of the Bengals : crossing the Rubicon -- 5. Air-to-air combat, 1972 : the making of the MiG killer -- 6. The Easter Offensive and Linebacker.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-337) and index.".
- catalog description "Ronald Polfer, who became a voice of reason among American POWs in the notorious Hanoi Hilton, the vivid stories in Afterburner make these historical events come to life." "Sherwood presents the history of the Navy's operations during the air war through the eyes of the pilots and flight officers who fought in the conflict. Through tales of courage and fear, triumph and horror, Sherwood reveals the lives of common aircrews who performed extraordinary service. Their experiences show that the air war in Vietnam may have begun as a slow burn, but by 1972, it was more intense than an F-4 afterburner."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "x, 353 p. :".
- catalog identifier "081479842X (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : New York University Press,".
- catalog subject "959.704/345 22".
- catalog subject "DS558.8 .S539 2004".
- catalog subject "United States. Navy History Vietnam War, 1961-1975.".
- catalog subject "Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, American.".
- catalog subject "Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Naval operations, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Navy operations against Laos : the story of Shangri-La's last cruise, 1970 -- 2. Double anchors : the naval flight officer experience, 1968-1972 -- 3. The POW experience from 1969 to 1973 : unity over self -- 4. Navy mining operations and the triumph of the Bengals : crossing the Rubicon -- 5. Air-to-air combat, 1972 : the making of the MiG killer -- 6. The Easter Offensive and Linebacker.".
- catalog title "Afterburner : naval aviators and the Vietnam War / John Darrell Sherwood.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".