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Fire from the Sky: Seawolf Gunships in the Mekong Delta
Richard C. Knott
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Description for Fire from the Sky: Seawolf Gunships in the Mekong Delta
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 black & white photographs, 1 line drawing, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Fire from the Sky is the first complete history of the most decorated Navy squadron of the Vietnam War. Richard C. Knott tells the dramatic history of the HAL-3 Seawolves, the U.S. Navy's first and only helicopter gunship squadron of the Vietnam War. The squadron was established "in country" to support the fast, pugnacious river patrol boats of the brown water navy. Flying combat-worn Hueys borrowed from the Army, the mission of the Seawolves quickly expanded to include rapid response air support to any friendly force in the Delta needing immediate assistance. The Seawolves inserted SEALs deep into enemy territory, ... Read more
Fire from the Sky is the first complete history of the most decorated Navy squadron of the Vietnam War. Richard C. Knott tells the dramatic history of the HAL-3 Seawolves, the U.S. Navy's first and only helicopter gunship squadron of the Vietnam War. The squadron was established "in country" to support the fast, pugnacious river patrol boats of the brown water navy. Flying combat-worn Hueys borrowed from the Army, the mission of the Seawolves quickly expanded to include rapid response air support to any friendly force in the Delta needing immediate assistance. The Seawolves inserted SEALs deep into enemy territory, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591147763
SKU
V9781591147763
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Ref
99-3
About Richard C. Knott
Capt. Richard C. Knott, USN (Ret.) is the author of The American Flying Boat: An Illustrated History, Black Cat Raiders of World War II, and A Heritage of Wings: An Illustrated History of Naval Aviation. He was a recipient of the Admiral Arthur W. Radford Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation History and Literature and the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award ... Read more
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