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Guardian Angel: Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World´s Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force
William N. Sine
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Hardback. U.S. Air Force Pararescue is the most skilful rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. They can pluck climbers off jagged mountaintops as well as recover shot-down jet pilots stranded deep in hostile territory. This book presents true stories told from the perspective of the men in the arena. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pages of photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574. Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World's Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force. 288 pages, 16 pages of photos. U.S. Air Force Pararescue is the most skilful rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. They can pluck climbers off jagged mountaintops as well as recover shot-down jet pilots stranded deep in hostile territory. This book presents true stories told from the perspective of the men in the arena. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWH. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 22. Weight: 574.
U.S. Air Force Pararescue is the most skilful and capable rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. PJs (short for para-jumpers), are members of an elite unit whose commando skills are so wide-reaching they often seem like something out of science fiction. They routinely tackle perilous operations that are beyond the capabilities of other rescue organisations, and sometimes dare the seemingly impossible. Since their inception in 1947, PJs have saved more than thirty thousand lives. They can pluck near-frozen climbers off jagged mountaintops as well as recover shot-down jet ... Read more
U.S. Air Force Pararescue is the most skilful and capable rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. PJs (short for para-jumpers), are members of an elite unit whose commando skills are so wide-reaching they often seem like something out of science fiction. They routinely tackle perilous operations that are beyond the capabilities of other rescue organisations, and sometimes dare the seemingly impossible. Since their inception in 1947, PJs have saved more than thirty thousand lives. They can pluck near-frozen climbers off jagged mountaintops as well as recover shot-down jet ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
574g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612001227
SKU
V9781612001227
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About William N. Sine
Senior Master Sergeant Bill Sine entered the U.S. Air Force after graduating from high school in 1975. He immediately volunteered for pararescue duty and completed the rigorous training in 1976. Sergeant Sine has over twenty-five hundred flying hours and is an accomplished military scuba diver, mountain-rescue instructor, and confined-space and structural collapse technician. He retired from active duty in 2003 ... Read more
Reviews for Guardian Angel: Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World´s Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force
...a fabulous read, filled with heroism, history nd hi-jinks....Reading this book will give you a history of an elite group of servicemen that few have ever heard of...writing style is fluent and dynamic...
Readers' Favorite Rather than being a history of the Pararescuemen, Bill Sine has written a book which is a collection of extended vignettes about his career ... Read more
Readers' Favorite Rather than being a history of the Pararescuemen, Bill Sine has written a book which is a collection of extended vignettes about his career ... Read more